diff --git a/mono-core.spec b/mono-core.spec
index df5ac34fe7..33dfcb2026 100644
--- a/mono-core.spec
+++ b/mono-core.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Name:           mono-core
 %define __majorver 5.0.0
 %define __minorver 94
 Version:	%{__majorver}.%{__minorver}
-Release:	
+Release:	0.xamarin.1
 Summary:        Cross-platform, Open Source, .NET development framework
 License:        LGPL-2.1 and MIT and MS-PL
 Group:          Development/Languages/Mono