diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index b83ccc2..d3cdf78 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ BuildRequires: autoconf, libtool, python, python-devel, texinfo, which
 BuildRequires: db4-devel >= 4.1.25, swig >= 1.3.24, gettext
 BuildRequires: apr-devel >= 0.9.6-1, apr-util-devel >= 0.9.5-1
 BuildRequires: neon-devel >= 0:0.24.7-1
-BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-root
+BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 %define __perl_requires %{SOURCE3}
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ compelling replacement for CVS.
 
 %package devel
 Group: Development/Tools
-Summary: Development package for Subversion developers.
+Summary: Development package for the Subversion libraries
 Requires: subversion = %{version}-%{release}, apr-devel, apr-util-devel
 
 %description devel
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ package.
 
 %package -n mod_dav_svn
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
-Summary: Apache server module for Subversion server.
+Summary: Apache server module for Subversion server
 Requires: httpd-mmn = %(cat %{_includedir}/httpd/.mmn || echo missing)
 Requires: subversion = %{version}-%{release}
 BuildRequires: httpd-devel >= 2.0.45
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %changelog
 * Mon Jan 29 2007 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> 1.4.3-2
 - update to 1.4.3
+- remove trailing dot from Summary
+- use current preferred standard BuildRoot
 
 * Fri Dec  8 2006 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> 1.4.2-5
 - fix use of python_sitearch