diff --git a/rpm-5.4.10.red3.hardcode.patch b/rpm-5.4.10.red3.hardcode.patch
index 34c65cd..e29c0d1 100644
--- a/rpm-5.4.10.red3.hardcode.patch
+++ b/rpm-5.4.10.red3.hardcode.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ diff -Nur rpm-5.4.10.old/macros/mandriva rpm-5.4.10/macros/mandriva
 -%disttag		%{!?distsuffix:mdv}%{?distsuffix}
 -%distepoch		%(sed -e 's#.*release\\ \\(\\S*\\).*#\\1#' /etc/release)
 +%disttag		red
-+%distepoch		3
++%distepoch		2
  
  # Dynamic EVRD tags macro for use with versioned provides/requires in place of
  # '%{version}-%{release}', ie. to automatically add distepoch or epoch if present
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ diff -Nur rpm-5.4.10.old/macros/mandriva.in rpm-5.4.10/macros/mandriva.in
 -%disttag		%{!?distsuffix:mdv}%{?distsuffix}
 -%distepoch		%(sed -e 's#.*release\\ \\(\\S*\\).*#\\1#' /etc/release)
 +%disttag		red
-+%distepoch		3
++%distepoch		2
  
  # Dynamic EVRD tags macro for use with versioned provides/requires in place of
  # '%{version}-%{release}', ie. to automatically add distepoch or epoch if present
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index 5f1cf8c..70ea3bf 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Summary:	The RPM package management system
 Name:		rpm
 Epoch:		1
 Version:	%{libver}.%{minorver}
-Release:	%{?prereldate:0.%{prereldate}.}22
+Release:	%{?prereldate:0.%{prereldate}.}23
 License:	LGPLv2.1+
 Group:		System/Configuration/Packaging
 URL:		http://rpm5.org/