diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cb3ffb3b..a5393d97 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ tags
 host/simtrace2-list
 host/simtrace2-remsim
 host/simtrace2-remsim-usb2udp
+host/contrib/simtrace2.spec
 usb_strings_generated.h
 firmware/usbstring/usbstring
diff --git a/host/configure.ac b/host/configure.ac
index 0f91cf21..bcdda08f 100644
--- a/host/configure.ac
+++ b/host/configure.ac
@@ -100,4 +100,5 @@ AC_OUTPUT(
 	src/Makefile
 	lib/Makefile
 	contrib/Makefile
+	contrib/simtrace2.spec
 	Makefile)
diff --git a/host/contrib/simtrace2.spec b/host/contrib/simtrace2.spec.in
similarity index 97%
rename from host/contrib/simtrace2.spec
rename to host/contrib/simtrace2.spec.in
index c1bb325c..e2067b1d 100644
--- a/host/contrib/simtrace2.spec
+++ b/host/contrib/simtrace2.spec.in
@@ -12,11 +12,8 @@
 # license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
 # published by the Open Source Initiative.
 
-# Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
-#
-
 Name:           simtrace2
-Version:        0.7.0.57
+Version:        @VERSION@
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Osmocom SIMtrace host utility
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later