diff --git a/_service b/_service
index 3246eb7..4c12f70 100644
--- a/_service
+++ b/_service
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
   <service name="tar_scm" mode="manual">
     <param name="url">https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-notifications.git</param>
     <param name="scm">git</param>
-    <param name="revision">@PARENT_TAG@</param>
+    <param name="revision">refs/tags/epoch-1.0.0-alpha.1</param>
+    <param name="versionrewrite-pattern">epoch-(.*)</param>
     <param name="versionformat">1.0.0~alpha1</param>
     <param name="package-meta">yes</param>
+    <param name="filename">cosmic-notifications</param>
   </service>
   <service name="recompress" mode="manual">
     <param name="file">*.tar</param>
diff --git a/cosmic-notifications.changes b/cosmic-notifications.changes
index 06d635c..5443776 100644
--- a/cosmic-notifications.changes
+++ b/cosmic-notifications.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug  8 01:00:05 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
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug  7 01:37:07 UTC 2024 - Richard Rahl <rrahl0@opensuse.org>
 
-- update to 1.0.0-alpha1:
+- update to 1.0.0~alpha1:
   * update dependencies
 - enable leap (thanks to vyvir)