diff --git a/rpm/libcontacts-qt5.spec b/rpm/libcontacts-qt5.spec
index f61633e..9d11e88 100644
--- a/rpm/libcontacts-qt5.spec
+++ b/rpm/libcontacts-qt5.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:       libcontacts-qt5
 Summary:    Nemo contact cache library
-Version:    0.0.0
+Version:    0.0.71
 Release:    1
 Group:      System/Libraries
 License:    BSD
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Requires:   %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %build
 
-%qmake5 
+%qmake5 VERSION=%{version}
 
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index c65555d..d9cbc5f 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ TARGET = $${PACKAGENAME}
 target.path = $$PREFIX/lib
 INSTALLS += target
 
-# set version for generated pkgconfig files
-VERSION=0.0.67
+# version for generated pkgconfig files is defined in the spec file
 QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_INCDIR = $$PREFIX/include/$${PACKAGENAME}
 QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_LIBDIR = $$PREFIX/lib
 QMAKE_PKGCONFIG_DESTDIR = pkgconfig