diff --git a/adolc.changes b/adolc.changes
index 8872155..fbbb6d1 100644
--- a/adolc.changes
+++ b/adolc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Oct 15 09:41:17 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- remove the macro from the version tag
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct 11 15:54:54 UTC 2010 - kshitij@math.upb.de
 
diff --git a/adolc.spec b/adolc.spec
index 49e9bc3..1ec6c4b 100644
--- a/adolc.spec
+++ b/adolc.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file for package adolc (Version MACRO)
+# spec file for package adolc (Version 2.1.10)
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2010 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
@@ -17,11 +17,10 @@
 
 # norootforbuild
 
-%define ver %(echo 2.1.10 | sed s,-,_, ) 
 %define packver 2.1.10-trunk
 
 Name:           adolc
-Version:        %ver
+Version:        2.1.10
 Release:        1
 License:        GPLv2 or CPL
 Summary:        Algorithmic Differentiation Library for C/C++