diff --git a/vala.spec b/vala.spec
index dc7943e..6aa0911 100644
--- a/vala.spec
+++ b/vala.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-%global main_ver 0.9
+# breaks Colin Walters' automatic build script
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=609292
+#global main_ver 0.9
 
 Name:           vala
-Version:        %{main_ver}.3
+Version:        0.9.3
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        A modern programming language for GNOME
 
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages
 License:        LGPLv2+ and BSD
 URL:            http://live.gnome.org/Vala
 #VCS:           git:git://git.gnome.org/vala
-Source0:        http://download.gnome.org/sources/vala/%{main_ver}/vala-%{version}.tar.bz2
+Source0:        http://download.gnome.org/sources/vala/0.9/vala-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        vala-mode.el
 Source2:        vala-init.el
 Source3:        emacs-vala-COPYING