diff --git a/iosevka-fonts.changes b/iosevka-fonts.changes
index b6106fd..e86e58a 100644
--- a/iosevka-fonts.changes
+++ b/iosevka-fonts.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 26 10:46:16 UTC 2021 - Lukas Kucharczyk <lukas.kucharczyk@suse.com>
+
+- Work around the version string not being able to contain dashes
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 25 12:01:42 UTC 2021 - Lukas Kucharczyk <lukas.kucharczyk@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/iosevka-fonts.spec b/iosevka-fonts.spec
index 56c78f7..c33c02f 100644
--- a/iosevka-fonts.spec
+++ b/iosevka-fonts.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 
 
 Name:           iosevka-fonts
-Version:        5.0.0-beta.2
+%define suffix	-beta.2
+Version:        5.0.0%{suffix}
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Slender typeface for code, from code
 License:        OFL-1.1