diff --git a/generic-release.spec b/generic-release.spec
index fc49fba756cc2de43692275739cc455a0ac4078c..60f524df6f2bcdd1349495224dec2b31a2f26598 100644
--- a/generic-release.spec
+++ b/generic-release.spec
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ cat >> $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/etc/rpm/macros.dist << EOF
 # dist macros.
 
 %%dist %%{nil}
-%%%{product_family} 2
+%%%{product_family} %{generic_version}
 EOF
 
 # use unbranded datadir