diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f9f761e..700ea74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -121,8 +121,10 @@ jobs:
           
           # Build RPM package
           rpmbuild -bb \
+            --nodeps \
             --define "_topdir $PWD/rpmbuild" \
             --define "_sourcedir $PWD" \
+            --define "git_dir $PWD" \
             --define "version ${RPM_VERSION}" \
             --define "_dbpath $PWD/rpmbuild/db" \
             packaging/proton-drive-linux.spec
diff --git a/packaging/proton-drive-linux.spec b/packaging/proton-drive-linux.spec
index 1551afd..df23818 100644
--- a/packaging/proton-drive-linux.spec
+++ b/packaging/proton-drive-linux.spec
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 # Match Arch PKGBUILD `!lto` — LTO has broken some GTK/Rust links in practice.
 %global _lto_cflags %{nil}
 
+%{!?version: %global version 0.4.0}
+
 Name:           proton-drive-linux
-Version:        0.4.0
+Version:        %{version}
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Proton Drive client for Linux (FUSE, CLI, GTK4 app + tray)
 License:        MIT