diff --git a/dracut.changes b/dracut.changes
index e086c66..cbbdb9e 100644
--- a/dracut.changes
+++ b/dracut.changes
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
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-Wed Jun  7 07:33:11 UTC 2017 - daniel.molkentin@suse.com
+Wed Jun  7 08:21:16 UTC 2017 - daniel.molkentin@suse.com
 
 - Ship udev files required by systemd (bsc#1040153)
   * adds 0521-Ensure-udev-persistent-storage-compat-rules-get-crea.patch
+- Bump package version to 044.1 to allow systemd to depend on this change
 
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 Thu May 11 09:55:53 UTC 2017 - daniel.molkentin@suse.com
diff --git a/dracut.spec b/dracut.spec
index ef73d08..fd6786c 100644
--- a/dracut.spec
+++ b/dracut.spec
@@ -17,15 +17,17 @@
 
 
 %define dracutlibdir %{_libexecdir}/dracut
+%define _pkg_version 044
 
 Name:           dracut
-Version:        044
+# Need minor increase for reliable conflicts by systemd, use %{_pkg_version} for real version
+Version:        044.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Initramfs generator using udev
 License:        GPL-2.0+ and LGPL-2.1+
 Group:          System/Base
 Url:            https://dracut.wiki.kernel.org/
-Source0:        http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut-%{version}.tar.xz
+Source0:        http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut-%{_pkg_version}.tar.xz
 Source1:        dracut-rpmlintrc
 Source3:        mkinitrd_setup_dummy
 Source4:        purge-kernels
@@ -265,7 +267,7 @@ Provides:       %{name}:%{_bindir}/dracut-catimages
 This package contains tools to assemble the local initrd and host configuration.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q
+%setup -q -n dracut-%{_pkg_version}
 
 %patch12 -p1
 %patch13 -p1
@@ -439,7 +441,7 @@ make all CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{?_smp_mflags}
 %install
 make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install %{?_smp_mflags}
 
-echo -e "#!/bin/bash\nDRACUT_VERSION=%{version}-%{release}" > %{buildroot}/%{dracutlibdir}/dracut-version.sh
+echo -e "#!/bin/bash\nDRACUT_VERSION=%{_pkg_version}-%{release}" > %{buildroot}/%{dracutlibdir}/dracut-version.sh
 
 # use 00systemd-bootchart instead
 rm -fr %{buildroot}/%{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/00bootchart