diff --git a/openldap2-client.changes b/openldap2-client.changes
index 8506119..02d3d15 100644
--- a/openldap2-client.changes
+++ b/openldap2-client.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep  3 01:49:12 CEST 2014 - ro@suse.de
+
+- sanitize release line in specfile 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jul 16 15:56:11 UTC 2014 - ckornacker@suse.com
 
diff --git a/openldap2-client.spec b/openldap2-client.spec
index 8551fc0..7870cf3 100644
--- a/openldap2-client.spec
+++ b/openldap2-client.spec
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Summary:        OpenLDAP Client Libraries
 License:        BSD-3-Clause and OLDAP-2.8 and OLDAP-2.8
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/LDAP/Clients
 Version:        2.3.37
-Release:        2.<RELEASE22>
+Release:        0
 
 %description -n compat-libldap-2_3-0
 This package contains the OpenLDAP client libraries.
diff --git a/openldap2.changes b/openldap2.changes
index 8506119..02d3d15 100644
--- a/openldap2.changes
+++ b/openldap2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep  3 01:49:12 CEST 2014 - ro@suse.de
+
+- sanitize release line in specfile 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jul 16 15:56:11 UTC 2014 - ckornacker@suse.com
 
diff --git a/openldap2.spec b/openldap2.spec
index e274513..fea4c86 100644
--- a/openldap2.spec
+++ b/openldap2.spec
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ Summary:        OpenLDAP Client Libraries
 License:        BSD-3-Clause and OLDAP-2.8 and OLDAP-2.8
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/LDAP/Clients
 Version:        2.3.37
-Release:        2.<RELEASE22>
+Release:        0
 
 %description -n compat-libldap-2_3-0
 This package contains the OpenLDAP client libraries.