diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-rpm.yml b/.github/workflows/build-rpm.yml
index 72bc0ef..bae8471 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-rpm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-rpm.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Set environment variables
       run: |
-        echo " \
+        echo "\
           PKG_NAME=ca-certificates-brazil \
           PKG_VERSION=$(grep \
             -m1 -iPo '.*CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION [\"]*\K[\S]*[^(\"\))]' \
@@ -46,9 +46,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Copy SOURCES and SPEC file
       run: |
-        echo "${{ env.PKG_NAME }} = ${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}"
-        sed "s/__VERSION__/${{ env.PKG_VERSION }}/g" packaging/pkg.spec.in \
-          > ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/${{ env.PKG_NAME }}.spec
+        cp packaging/pkg.spec.in ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/${PKG_NAME}.spec
+        rpmdev-bumpspec -n ${PKG_VERSION} ~/rpmbuild/SPECS/${PKG_NAME}.spec
         cp dist/*.src.tar.gz ~/rpmbuild/SOURCES/
 
     - name: Build RPM
diff --git a/packaging/pkg.spec.in b/packaging/pkg.spec.in
index dba808b..3fc274e 100644
--- a/packaging/pkg.spec.in
+++ b/packaging/pkg.spec.in
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 %global debug_package %{nil}
 %global source_date_epoch_from_changelog 0
 
-%global version     __VERSION__
-
 %define __openssl   %{_bindir}/openssl
 
 Name:               ca-certificates-brazil
-Version:            %{version}
+Version:            __VERSION__
 Release:            %{autorelease}
 Summary:            The ICP-Brasil root certificate bundle