diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ce3316ea..5eb72180 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .PHONY: all
 
-VERSION := 4.0
+VERSION := 4.0.0
 
 # auto installed tooling
 TOOLS_DIR := .tools
diff --git a/warewulf.spec.in b/warewulf.spec.in
index 5eb87cc7..d41ccfec 100644
--- a/warewulf.spec.in
+++ b/warewulf.spec.in
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 /var/warewulf
 
 %changelog
-* Tue Jan 26 14:46:24 JST 2021 Brian Clemens <bclemens@ctrliq.com> - 4.0.0
-- Initial release
\ No newline at end of file
+* Tue Jan 26 2021 14:46:24 JST Brian Clemens <bclemens@ctrliq.com> - 4.0.0
+- Initial release