diff --git a/make/rpmdist.mk b/make/rpmdist.mk
index f240531b..d4dd7679 100644
--- a/make/rpmdist.mk
+++ b/make/rpmdist.mk
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ ifeq ($(CREATE_DEVEL),true)
 DIST_PCKG_RPM            += $(DIST_PCKG_DIR)/$(PCKG_RPM_DEVEL_I386)
 endif
 DIST_PCKG_SRPM            += $(DIST_PCKG_DIR)/$(PCKG_RPM_SRC)
-RPM_REQUIRES_DEVEL       += $(RPM_PROJECT)-run = $(RPM_VERSION)
+# to be replaced by build-package.sh
+RPM_REQUIRES_DEVEL       += $(RPM_PROJECT)-run = __NEXT_VERSION__
 
 unexport RPM_VERSION VERSION DIST_SRC_DIR