diff --git a/anda/tools/arduino-app-bricks-py/arduino-app-bricks-py.spec b/anda/tools/arduino-app-bricks-py/arduino-app-bricks-py.spec
index 7efc0a15e2..d6e3ce4b09 100644
--- a/anda/tools/arduino-app-bricks-py/arduino-app-bricks-py.spec
+++ b/anda/tools/arduino-app-bricks-py/arduino-app-bricks-py.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 %global pypi_name app-bricks-py
 %global _desc The code of the Arduino App Lab Bricks
 
+%global ver release/0.6.3
+%global sanitized_ver %(echo %{ver} | sed 's|release/||')
+
 Name:			%{pypi_name}
-Version:		release/0.6.3
+Version:		%sanitized_ver
 Release:		1%?dist
 Summary:		The code of the Arduino App Lab Bricks
 License:		MPL-2.0
diff --git a/anda/tools/arduino-app-bricks-py/update.rhai b/anda/tools/arduino-app-bricks-py/update.rhai
index 3f0f183462..4d5b351b5d 100644
--- a/anda/tools/arduino-app-bricks-py/update.rhai
+++ b/anda/tools/arduino-app-bricks-py/update.rhai
@@ -1 +1 @@
-rpm.version(gh("arduino/app-bricks-py"));
+rpm.global("ver", gh("arduino/app-bricks-py"));