diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5083f33..65836b8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 SOURCES/kpatch-dnf-v0.4.tar.gz
-SOURCES/v0.9.4.tar.gz
+SOURCES/v0.9.7.tar.gz
diff --git a/.kpatch.metadata b/.kpatch.metadata
index 20fca39..daa834b 100644
--- a/.kpatch.metadata
+++ b/.kpatch.metadata
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 fa86620559069e8253b5172849797a6d03b509be SOURCES/kpatch-dnf-v0.4.tar.gz
-1f080a31cc087b41cb4d37c514819444bd8a75ae SOURCES/v0.9.4.tar.gz
+da88fa82b005bbafc1719c59bd00847ce2a22a60 SOURCES/v0.9.7.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/kpatch.spec b/SPECS/kpatch.spec
index 7975720..aa39833 100644
--- a/SPECS/kpatch.spec
+++ b/SPECS/kpatch.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 %define kpatch_dnf_ver	0.4
 
 Name:		kpatch
-Version:	0.9.4
-Release:	3%{?dist}
+Version:	0.9.7
+Release:	2%{?dist}
 Summary:	Dynamic kernel patch manager
 
 Group:		System Environment/Kernel
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ patch the kernel without rebooting.
 
 %package -n kpatch-dnf
 Summary:	kpatch-patch manager plugin for DNF
-Version:	%kpatch_dnf_ver
+Version:	%{version}_%{kpatch_dnf_ver}
 BuildRequires:	python3-devel python3-dnf
 Requires:	python3-dnf python3-hawkey
 Provides:	kpatch-dnf
@@ -92,6 +92,12 @@ echo "To enable automatic kpatch-patch subscription, run:"
 echo -e "\t$ dnf kpatch auto"
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 16 2022 Yannick Cote <ycote@redhat.com> 0.9.7-2
+- augment kpatch-dnf package versioning to satisfy build (rhbz#2121212)
+
+* Wed Nov 09 2022 Yannick Cote <ycote@redhat.com> 0.9.7-1
+- rebase kpatch user utility code to v0.9.7 (rhbz#2121212)
+
 * Fri Jun 10 2022 Yannick Cote <ycote@redhat.com> 0.9.4-3
 - Do not rm selinux rpm owned directory (rhbz#2053413)