diff --git a/atomic.spec b/atomic.spec
index 28b2976..f755503 100644
--- a/atomic.spec
+++ b/atomic.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 Name: atomic
 Version: 1.12.3
-Release: 1i.git%{shortcommit}%{?dist}
+Release: 2.git%{shortcommit}%{?dist}
 Summary: Tool for managing ProjectAtomic systems and containers
 License: LGPLv2+
 URL: https://github.com/projectatomic/atomic
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ EOF
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/containers/registries.d
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep 21 2016 Lokesh Mandvekar <lsm5@fedoraproject.org> - 1.12.3-2.git1cd5ba9
+- correct faulty release tag format in previous build
+
 * Wed Sep 21 2016 Lokesh Mandvekar <lsm5@fedoraproject.org> - 1.12.3-1.git1cd5ba9
 - Resolves: #1376961 - bump to v1.12.3
 - built commit 1cd5ba9