diff --git a/gtk/Makefile b/gtk/Makefile
index 37f564b..0b82995 100644
--- a/gtk/Makefile
+++ b/gtk/Makefile
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ all: setup
 setup: build/
 	meson build
 
-VER := 1.0.2
+VER_RAW := $(shell git -C .. describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null || git -C .. describe --tags 2>/dev/null || printf '0.0.0')
+VER := $(patsubst v%,%,$(VER_RAW))
 TMP := $(shell mktemp -d)
 rpm:
 	git -C .. archive --format=tar.gz --prefix=kordophone/ -o $(TMP)/v$(VER).tar.gz HEAD
-	rpmbuild -ba dist/rpm/kordophone.spec --define "_sourcedir $(TMP)"
+	rpmbuild -ba dist/rpm/kordophone.spec --define "_sourcedir $(TMP)" --define "app_version $(VER)"
 
 deb:
 	./dist/deb/build-deb.sh $(VER)
diff --git a/gtk/dist/rpm/kordophone.spec b/gtk/dist/rpm/kordophone.spec
index 5e099a4..2114710 100644
--- a/gtk/dist/rpm/kordophone.spec
+++ b/gtk/dist/rpm/kordophone.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+%global app_version %{!?app_version:1.3.0}
 Name:           kordophone
-Version:        1.0.2
+Version:        %{app_version}
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        GTK4/Libadwaita client for Kordophone
 
@@ -49,4 +50,3 @@ popd
 %changelog
 * Fri Aug 8 2025 James Magahern <james@magahern.com>
 - Updated rpmspec 
-