diff --git a/log4net.changes b/log4net.changes
index cc444bb..964cb55 100644
--- a/log4net.changes
+++ b/log4net.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Mar 19 09:21:53 UTC 2018 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Make version in the injected .pc file a variable, which is
+  dynamically updated to %{version} (boo#880273).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 28 16:37:03 UTC 2018 - dimstar@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/log4net.pc b/log4net.pc
index c479588..5d0ec9f 100644
--- a/log4net.pc
+++ b/log4net.pc
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib
 
 Name: log4net
 Description: log4net - .Net logging framework
-Version: 1.2.9
+Version: @VERSION@
 Libs: -r:${libdir}/mono/log4net/log4net.dll
diff --git a/log4net.spec b/log4net.spec
index b5f4a46..198527a 100644
--- a/log4net.spec
+++ b/log4net.spec
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ framework to the .NET runtime
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -c
+sed -i "s|@VERSION@|%{version}|" %{SOURCE2}
 #=============================================================================
 
 %build