diff --git a/packaging/centos63/package.sh b/packaging/centos63/package.sh
index d9d5b1c81f2..5bdd13de15a 100755
--- a/packaging/centos63/package.sh
+++ b/packaging/centos63/package.sh
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ if echo $VERSION | grep SNAPSHOT ; then
   DEFPRE="-D_prerelease 1"
   DEFREL="-D_rel SNAPSHOT"
 else
+  REALVER=`echo $VERSION`
   DEFVER="-D_ver $REALVER"
   DEFPRE=
-  DEFREL=
+  DEFREL="-D_rel 0"
 fi
 
 mkdir -p $RPMDIR/SPECS