diff --git a/0001-configure.ac.patch b/0001-configure.ac.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55733ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-configure.ac.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+--- glusterfs-5.0rc0/configure.ac.orig	2018-09-24 12:44:51.547254900 -0400
++++ glusterfs-5.0rc0/configure.ac	2018-09-24 12:55:49.464254900 -0400
+@@ -629,12 +629,14 @@
+     *)
+       if test -x /usr/bin/python3; then
+         PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3
+-      else
++      fi
++      if test -x /usr/bin/python2; then
+         PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2
+       fi
+       ;;
+   esac
+ fi
++
+ AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.6],,[:])
+ if test -n "${PYTHON}"; then
+    have_python=yes
+@@ -1688,13 +1690,16 @@
+ 
+ pushd $(dirname $0) &> /dev/null
+ if test ! -e python-shebangs; then
+-  touch python-shebangs
+-  if test "x${PYTHON}" = "x/usr/bin/python2"; then
+-    echo "fixing python shebangs..."
+-    for f in api events extras geo-replication libglusterfs tests tools xlators; do
+-      find $f -type f -exec sed -i 's|/usr/bin/python3|/usr/bin/python2|' {} \;
+-    done
+-    echo "...done"
++  dnl koji's mock buildSRPMFromSCM subtask run's configure, with
++  if test -n "${PYTHON}"; then
++    touch python-shebangs
++    if test "x${PYTHON}" = "x/usr/bin/python2"; then
++      echo "fixing python shebangs..."
++      for f in api events extras geo-replication libglusterfs tests tools xlators; do
++        find $f -type f -exec sed -i 's|/usr/bin/python3|/usr/bin/python2|' {} \;
++      done
++      echo "...done"
++    fi
+   fi
+ fi
+ popd &> /dev/null
diff --git a/0001-georep-fix-hard-coded-paths-in-gsyncd.conf.in.patch b/0001-georep-fix-hard-coded-paths-in-gsyncd.conf.in.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c2229f1..0000000
--- a/0001-georep-fix-hard-coded-paths-in-gsyncd.conf.in.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-From a0a0afc59bb1d2deddfdb776bc9e49e02f58ce32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: "Kaleb S. KEITHLEY" <kkeithle@redhat.com>
-Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 14:40:51 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH] georep: fix hard-coded paths in gsyncd.conf.in
-
-Why anyone puts a hard-coded path like /usr/local/sbin in a
-config file is beyond me.
-
-I wonder how many more are lurking in our sources
-
-Change-Id: I6523894416cc06236ea1f99529efd36e957bd98e
-updates: bz#1193929
-Signed-off-by: Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle@redhat.com>
----
- geo-replication/gsyncd.conf.in | 4 ++--
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/geo-replication/gsyncd.conf.in b/geo-replication/gsyncd.conf.in
-index 0a842cf2b..bd04400ff 100644
---- a/geo-replication/gsyncd.conf.in
-+++ b/geo-replication/gsyncd.conf.in
-@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ value =
- help=If SSH keys are not secured with gsyncd prefix then use this configuration to set the actual path of gsyncd(Usually /usr/libexec/glusterfs/gsyncd)
- 
- [gluster-command-dir]
--value=/usr/local/sbin/
-+value=@SBIN_DIR@
- help=Directory where Gluster binaries exist on master
- 
- [slave-gluster-command-dir]
--value=/usr/local/sbin/
-+value=@SBIN_DIR@
- help=Directory where Gluster binaries exist on slave
- 
- [gluster-params]
--- 
-2.17.1
-
diff --git a/glusterfs.spec b/glusterfs.spec
index 947cc05..0321b74 100644
--- a/glusterfs.spec
+++ b/glusterfs.spec
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ Summary:          Distributed File System
 %if ( 0%{_for_fedora_koji_builds} )
 Name:             glusterfs
 Version:          5.0
-Release:          %{?prereltag:0.}2%{?prereltag:.%{prereltag}}%{?dist}
+Release:          %{?prereltag:0.}3%{?prereltag:.%{prereltag}}%{?dist}
 %else
 Name:             @PACKAGE_NAME@
 Version:          @PACKAGE_VERSION@
@@ -707,6 +707,13 @@ This package provides the glusterfs server daemon.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}%{?prereltag}
+# jenkins release(-new) job (running on CentOS 7) did `./autogen.sh;
+# ./configure; make dist`, and the python shebangs were borked.
+# this is a temporary work-around
+echo "unborking python shebangs..."
+for f in api events extras geo-replication libglusterfs tests tools xlators; do
+find $f -type f -exec sed -i 's|/usr/bin/python2|/usr/bin/python3|' {} \;
+done
 
 %build
 %if ( 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 6 )
@@ -1485,6 +1492,9 @@ exit 0
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Sep 24 2018  Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle[at]redhat.com> - 5.0rc0-0.3
+- 5.0 RC0, unbork python shebangs
+
 * Thu Sep 20 2018  Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle[at]redhat.com> - 5.0rc0-0.2
 - 5.0 RC0