diff --git a/protobuf.spec b/protobuf.spec
index b62258a..3acc60b 100644
--- a/protobuf.spec
+++ b/protobuf.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ Version:        22.3
 # python module have their own version specified in python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
 %global         gversion 22.3
 %global         sover 22_3_0
-%global         pversion 4.%{gversion}
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ This package contains source code for Protocol Buffers.
 
 %if 0%{?python_subpackage_only}
 %package -n python-%{name}
-Version:        %{pversion}
+Version:        4.%{gversion}
 Summary:        Python Bindings for Google Protocol Buffers
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Python
 
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ This package contains the Python bindings for Google Protocol Buffers.
 %else
 
 %package -n python3-%{name}
-Version:        %{pversion}
+Version:        4.%{gversion}
 Summary:        Python3 Bindings for Google Protocol Buffers
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Python