diff --git a/dist/CMakeLists.txt b/dist/CMakeLists.txt
index dc0d8e400..97df07ee8 100644
--- a/dist/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/dist/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ execute_process(COMMAND date "+%a %b %d %Y"
                 OUTPUT_VARIABLE RPM_DATE OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
 
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/clementine.spec.in
-               ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/clementine.spec)
+               ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/clementine.spec @ONLY)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Info.plist.in
                ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Info.plist)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/maketarball.sh.in
diff --git a/dist/clementine.spec.in b/dist/clementine.spec.in
index 28bef2e61..2fc1bbfee 100644
--- a/dist/clementine.spec.in
+++ b/dist/clementine.spec.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           clementine
-Version:        ${CLEMENTINE_VERSION}
+Version:        @CLEMENTINE_VERSION@
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        A music player and library organiser
 
@@ -80,5 +80,5 @@ make clean
 %{_datadir}/clementine/projectm-presets
 
 %changelog
-* ${RPM_DATE} David Sansome <me@davidsansome.com> - ${CLEMENTINE_VERSION}
-- Version ${CLEMENTINE_VERSION_STRING}
+* @RPM_DATE@ David Sansome <me@davidsansome.com> - @CLEMENTINE_VERSION@
+- Version @CLEMENTINE_VERSION_STRING@