diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4ca686f..3c94fad 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 PYTHON=$(shell which python 2>/dev/null || which python3 2>/dev/null)
 PROJECT=aexpect
-VERSION=$(shell $(PYTHON) -m setuptools_scm)
+VERSION=$(shell $(PYTHON) -m setuptools_scm 2>/dev/null || grep '^Version:' python-$(PROJECT).spec | awk '{print $$2}')
+SPEC_VERSION=$(shell grep '^Version:' python-$(PROJECT).spec | awk '{print $$2}')
 COMMIT=$(shell git log --pretty=format:'%H' -n 1)
 SHORT_COMMIT=$(shell git log --pretty=format:'%h' -n 1)
 COMMIT_DATE=$(shell git log --pretty='format:%cd' --date='format:%Y%m%d' -n 1)
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ source: clean
 
 source-release: clean
 	mkdir -p SOURCES
-	git archive --prefix="$(PROJECT)-$(VERSION)/" -o "SOURCES/$(PROJECT)-$(VERSION).tar.gz" $(VERSION)
+	git archive --prefix="$(PROJECT)-$(SPEC_VERSION)/" -o "SOURCES/$(PROJECT)-$(SPEC_VERSION).tar.gz" $(SPEC_VERSION)
 
 install:
 	rm -r dist 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ srpm: source
 
 rpm: srpm
 	mkdir -p BUILD/RPM
-	mock -r $(MOCK_CONFIG) --resultdir BUILD/RPM -D "rel_build 0" -D "commit $(COMMIT)" -D "commit_date $(COMMIT_DATE)" --rebuild BUILD/SRPM/python-$(PROJECT)-$(VERSION)-*.src.rpm
+	mock -r $(MOCK_CONFIG) --resultdir BUILD/RPM -D "rel_build 0" -D "commit $(COMMIT)" -D "commit_date $(COMMIT_DATE)" --rebuild BUILD/SRPM/python-$(PROJECT)-$(SPEC_VERSION)-*.src.rpm
 
 srpm-release: source-release
 	mkdir -p BUILD/SRPM
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ srpm-release: source-release
 
 rpm-release: srpm-release
 	mkdir -p BUILD/RPM
-	mock -r $(MOCK_CONFIG) --resultdir BUILD/RPM -D "rel_build 1" --rebuild BUILD/SRPM/python-$(PROJECT)-$(VERSION)-*.src.rpm
+	mock -r $(MOCK_CONFIG) --resultdir BUILD/RPM -D "rel_build 1" --rebuild BUILD/SRPM/python-$(PROJECT)-$(SPEC_VERSION)-*.src.rpm
 
 clean:
 	$(MAKE) -f $(CURDIR)/debian/rules clean || true
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 085928f..6d196a8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 name = "aexpect"
 description = "Python library used to control interactive programs"
 readme = "README.rst"
-version = "1.8.0"
+dynamic = ["version"]
 license = {text = "GPL-2.0-or-later"}
 authors = [{name = "Aexpect developers", email = "avocado-devel@redhat.com"}]
 maintainers = [{name = "Aexpect developers", email = "avocado-devel@redhat.com"}]
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ include = ["aexpect*"]
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 version_scheme = "post-release"
 local_scheme = "node-and-date"
+fallback_version = "1.8.0"
 
 [tool.black]
 line-length = 79
diff --git a/python-aexpect.spec b/python-aexpect.spec
index 955ef09..cd6b14f 100644
--- a/python-aexpect.spec
+++ b/python-aexpect.spec
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ Source0: %{url}/archive/%{commit}/%{gittar}
 
 BuildArch: noarch
 BuildRequires: python3-devel
+BuildRequires: python3-pip
 BuildRequires: python3-setuptools
+BuildRequires: python3-setuptools_scm
 
 %description
 Aexpect is a python library used to control interactive applications, very
@@ -60,6 +62,7 @@ sftp, telnet, among others.
 %endif
 
 %build
+export SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION=%{version}
 %pyproject_wheel
 
 %install