diff --git a/bladeRF.changes b/bladeRF.changes
index 2dcc0ba..bfded3a 100644
--- a/bladeRF.changes
+++ b/bladeRF.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jan 22 12:08:49 UTC 2022 - Martin Hauke <mardnh@gmx.de>
+
+- Don't set VERSION_INFO_EXTRA to strip "-git-unknown" from the
+  libbladeRF version (e.g. "2.4.1-git-unknown" -> "2.4.1")
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct  5 20:55:59 UTC 2021 - Martin Hauke <mardnh@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/bladeRF.spec b/bladeRF.spec
index f0dbab7..7e99939 100644
--- a/bladeRF.spec
+++ b/bladeRF.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package bladeRF
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 # Copyright (c) 2013-2015 Wojciech Kazubski, wk@ire.pw.edu.pl
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ popd
 %build
 cd host
 %cmake \
+  -DVERSION_INFO_EXTRA="" \
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR:PATH=%{_lib} \
   -DUDEV_RULES_PATH=%{_udevrulesdir} \
   -DBLADERF_GROUP=%{bladerf_group} \