diff --git a/votca-tools.spec b/votca-tools.spec
index a085150..8763e0a 100644
--- a/votca-tools.spec
+++ b/votca-tools.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:		votca-tools
 Version:	1.1
-Release:	1
+Release:	1%{?dist}
 Summary:	VOTCA tools library
 Group:		Applications/Engineering
 License:	ASL 2.0