diff --git a/macros.python b/macros.python
index 9240d61..376b1f5 100644
--- a/macros.python
+++ b/macros.python
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python} %{py_setup} %{?py_setup_args} install -O1 --ski
                 return string.sub(String,1,string.len(Start))==Start\
         end\
         str = rpm.expand("%{?1:%{1}}");\
-        vr = rpm.expand("%{version}-%{release}")
+        vr = rpm.expand("%{?epoch:%{epoch}:}%{version}-%{release}")
         if (string.starts(str, "python2-")) then\
                 print("Provides: python-");\
                 print(string.sub(str,9,string.len(str)));\
diff --git a/python.spec b/python.spec
index 179e126..3c17642 100644
--- a/python.spec
+++ b/python.spec
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ Summary: An interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
 Name: %{python}
 # Remember to also rebase python-docs when changing this:
 Version: 2.7.10
-Release: 4%{?dist}
+Release: 5%{?dist}
 License: Python
 Group: Development/Languages
 Requires: %{python}-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -2156,6 +2156,9 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}
 # ======================================================
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 22 2015 Thomas Spura <tomspur@fedoraproject.org> - 2.7.10-5
+- Include epoch in the python_provide macro fpc#534 (Slavek Kabrda)
+
 * Mon Jun 29 2015 Thomas Spura <tomspur@fedoraproject.org> - 2.7.10-4
 - correct python_provide macro to include version only when emiting provides