diff --git a/python-base.changes b/python-base.changes
index b1157f6..3ef8071 100644
--- a/python-base.changes
+++ b/python-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec  8 13:31:01 UTC 2011 - jmatejek@suse.com
+
+- %python_version now correctly refers to %tarversion
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov 28 09:21:32 UTC 2011 - saschpe@suse.de
 
diff --git a/python-base.spec b/python-base.spec
index 5ad7890..b292f63 100644
--- a/python-base.spec
+++ b/python-base.spec
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Patch12:        http://psf.upfronthosting.co.za/roundup/tracker/file19029/python
 Patch13:        python-2.7.2-fix_date_time_compiler.patch
 Patch14:        python-2.7.1-urllib-noproxy.patch
 # COMMON-PATCH-END
-%define         python_version    %(echo %{version} | head -c 3)
+%define         python_version    %(echo %{tarversion} | head -c 3)
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  pkg-config
diff --git a/python.changes b/python.changes
index ffee847..fbe315f 100644
--- a/python.changes
+++ b/python.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec  8 13:30:29 UTC 2011 - jmatejek@suse.com
+
+- %python_version now correctly refers to %tarversion
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec 01 09:21:32 UTC 2011 - saschpe@suse.de
 
diff --git a/python.spec b/python.spec
index eedeb03..009d7dd 100644
--- a/python.spec
+++ b/python.spec
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ BuildRequires:  readline-devel
 BuildRequires:  sqlite-devel
 BuildRequires:  tk-devel
 BuildRequires:  xorg-x11-devel
-%define         python_version    %(echo %{version} | head -c 3)
+%define         python_version    %(echo %{tarversion} | head -c 3)
 %define         idle_name         idle
 Requires:       python-base = %{version}
 Provides:       %{name} = %{python_version}