diff --git a/python-setuptools-git-versioning.changes b/python-setuptools-git-versioning.changes
index 0853cd9..5c0c4d5 100644
--- a/python-setuptools-git-versioning.changes
+++ b/python-setuptools-git-versioning.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov  8 13:52:04 UTC 2022 - Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
+
+- Simplify dirty version workaround to avoid modifying repo history
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Oct 31 12:22:11 UTC 2022 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-setuptools-git-versioning.spec b/python-setuptools-git-versioning.spec
index 20b1951..25b0d8a 100644
--- a/python-setuptools-git-versioning.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools-git-versioning.spec
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ License:        MIT
 URL:            https://setuptools-git-versioning.readthedocs.io
 # no sdist on PyPI, needs full git metadata for bootstrap, run osc service runall to update
 Source:         setuptools-git-versioning-%{version}.tar.xz
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -65,13 +65,8 @@ version number according PEP440.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n setuptools-git-versioning-%{version}
 # avoid dirty version
-echo _build* >> .gitignore
-echo _current_flavor >> .gitignore
-git add .gitignore
-git config user.email "abuild@obs.local"
-git config user.name "abuild on obs"
-git commit -m "stay clean"
-git tag --force v%{version}
+echo '_build*' >> .git/info/exclude
+echo _current_flavor >> .git/info/exclude
 
 %build
 %pyproject_wheel