diff --git a/README b/README
index b6525c3..27b822e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ build-specific metainfo.
 | %SOURCEURL%                          | Source url for container recipe (IBS)          | https://sources.suse.com/SUSE:SLE-15:Update:CR/sles15-image/2951b67133dd6384cacb28203174e030/                           |
 | %RELEASE%                            | The OBS release number (<cicnt\>.<bldcnt\>)    | 4.2                                                                                                                     |
 | %BUILDTIME%                          | $(date --utc +%FT%T.%NZ)                       | 2018-10-30T09:19:02.074934628Z                                                                                          |
+| %OS_VERSION%                         | VERSION in the os-release file                 | 15                                                                                                                      |
 | %OS_VERSION_ID%                      | VERSION_ID in the os-release file              | 15                                                                                                                      |
 | %OS_VERSION_ID_SP%                   | Like VERSION_ID, but with SP (SLE only)        | 15.0                                                                                                                    |
 | %OS_PRETTY_NAME%                     | PRETTY_NAME in the os-release file             | SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 (Snapshot16)                                                                        |
diff --git a/kiwi_metainfo_helper b/kiwi_metainfo_helper
index 9f0e1ac..ff2be81 100644
--- a/kiwi_metainfo_helper
+++ b/kiwi_metainfo_helper
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ if grep -q "%OS_" ${files[@]}; then
 	[ -f "${tempdir}/usr/lib/os-release" ] && . "${tempdir}/usr/lib/os-release"
 	[ -f "${tempdir}/etc/os-release" ] && . "${tempdir}/etc/os-release"
 
+	VERSION="${VERSION:-}"
 	# Special case for SLE X "SP 0", make sure it has .0
 	VERSION_ID_SP="${VERSION_ID}"
 	[[ "${VERSION_ID_SP%}" == *"."* ]] || VERSION_ID_SP="${VERSION_ID}.0"
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ if grep -q "%OS_" ${files[@]}; then
 	    -e "s/%OS_PRETTY_NAME_DASHED%/${PRETTY_NAME_DASHED}/g" \
 	    -e "s/%OS_PRETTY_NAME_BEFORE_PAREN%/${PRETTY_NAME_BEFORE_PAREN}/g" \
 	    -e "s/%OS_PRETTY_NAME_BEFORE_PAREN_DASHED%/${PRETTY_NAME_BEFORE_PAREN_DASHED}/g" \
+	    -e "s/%OS_VERSION%/${VERSION}/g" \
 	    -e "s/%OS_VERSION_ID_SP%/${VERSION_ID_SP}/g" "${files[@]}"
 fi
 
diff --git a/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.changes b/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.changes
index d74b21a..e83e870 100644
--- a/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.changes
+++ b/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 24 09:36:17 UTC 2022 - Frederic Crozat <fcrozat@suse.com>
+
+- Generate OS_VERSION based on os-release VERSION (bsc#1195061).
+- Bump version to 0.5
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 17 09:57:02 UTC 2022 - Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.spec b/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.spec
index 1f2f336..b7f72e2 100644
--- a/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.spec
+++ b/obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           obs-service-kiwi_metainfo_helper
-Version:        0.4
+Version:        0.5
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Service for substituting various variables in build recipes
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index a1e0e1e..98aa3b1 100644
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ DISTURL=%DISTURL%
 SOURCEURL=%SOURCEURL%
 RELEASE=%RELEASE%
 BUILDTIME=%BUILDTIME%
+OS_VERSION=%OS_VERSION%
 OS_VERSION_ID=%OS_VERSION_ID%
 OS_VERSION_ID_SP=%OS_VERSION_ID_SP%
 OS_PRETTY_NAME=%OS_PRETTY_NAME%
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ DISTURL=obs://build.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Factory/images/0f40c57dd619e1dff9e5129
 SOURCEURL=https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/openSUSE:Factory/opensuse-tumbleweed-image?rev=0f40c57dd619e1dff9e512949b6bca09
 RELEASE=4.2
 BUILDTIME=2018-10-30T09:19:02.074934628Z
+OS_VERSION=15-SP4
 OS_VERSION_ID=15.4
 OS_VERSION_ID_SP=15.4
 OS_PRETTY_NAME=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4