diff --git a/packaging/rpm/logcorrelator.spec b/packaging/rpm/logcorrelator.spec
index 2913db9..b0913bd 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/logcorrelator.spec
+++ b/packaging/rpm/logcorrelator.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 # logcorrelator RPM spec file
 # Compatible with CentOS 7, Rocky Linux 8, 9, 10
 
+# Define version before Version: field for RPM macro support
+%global spec_version 1.0.4
+
 Name:           logcorrelator
-Version:        1.0.4
+Version:        %{spec_version}
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Log correlation service for HTTP and network events