diff --git a/_service b/_service
index 5e338c8..62bcbeb 100644
--- a/_service
+++ b/_service
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
     <param name="url">https://github.com/leb-kuchen/apps-menu-applet-for-cosmic_tm.git</param>
     <param name="scm">git</param>
     <param name="revision">main</param>
-    <param name="filename">cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu</param>
-    <param name="versionformat">0.1.6+git%cd.%h</param>
+    <param name="versionrewrite-pattern">v(.*)</param>
+    <param name="versionformat">@PARENT_TAG@+git%cd.%h</param>
     <param name="package-meta">yes</param>
+    <param name="filename">cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu</param>
   </service>
   <service name="recompress" mode="manual">
     <param name="file">*.tar</param>
diff --git a/cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu-0.1.6+git20240705.21c3063.tar.zst b/cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu-0.1.6+git20240705.21c3063.tar.zst
index a92b339..7f83a06 100644
--- a/cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu-0.1.6+git20240705.21c3063.tar.zst
+++ b/cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu-0.1.6+git20240705.21c3063.tar.zst
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:301fbedc3d49a741d4db2208063316f0d9420da8c74e42fd307f209032af2b1b
-size 144610
+oid sha256:88d85d36520dbaf19fc32e9f2218fbf8fb64b85eae83015f6effcadb27e57242
+size 144371
diff --git a/cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu.changes b/cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu.changes
index 4b1e89d..71ee472 100644
--- a/cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu.changes
+++ b/cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug  8 00:58:57 UTC 2024 - Richard Rahl <rrahl0@opensuse.org>
+
+- standardize packaging with also fixes for miscellaneous hardcoding
+  filenames, using @PARENT_TAG where applicable, and be more specific
+  with files in the %files section (so no non-wanted files are getting
+  added
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jul 06 17:28:38 UTC 2024 - Joshua Smith <smolsheep@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu.spec b/cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu.spec
index 5d4ad51..a7476da 100644
--- a/cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu.spec
+++ b/cosmic-ext-applet-apps-menu.spec
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ just rootdir=%{buildroot} prefix=%{_prefix} install
 %doc README.md
 %{_bindir}/%{name}
 %{_datadir}/applications/%{appname}.desktop
-%{_iconsdir}/hicolor/scalable/apps/%{appname}.svg
+%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/%{appname}.svg
 
 %changelog