diff --git a/SOURCES/macros.python3 b/SOURCES/macros.python3
index c8d2d9e..584f9a8 100644
--- a/SOURCES/macros.python3
+++ b/SOURCES/macros.python3
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 %python3 %__python3
 %python3_sitelib %(%{__python3} -Ic "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")
 %python3_sitearch %(%{__python3} -Ic "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib(1))")
-%python3_version %(%{__python3} -Ic "import sys; sys.stdout.write(sys.version[:3])")
-%python3_version_nodots %(%{__python3} -Ic "import sys; sys.stdout.write(sys.version[:3].replace('.',''))")
+%python3_version %(%{__python3} -Ic "import sys; sys.stdout.write('{0.major}.{0.minor}'.format(sys.version_info))")
+%python3_version_nodots %(%{__python3} -Ic "import sys; sys.stdout.write('{0.major}.{0.minor}'.format(sys.version_info).replace('.',''))")
 %python3_platform %(%{__python3} -Ic "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_platform())")
 %python3_platform_triplet %(%{__python3} -Ic "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var('MULTIARCH'))")
 %python3_ext_suffix %(%{__python3} -Ic "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var('EXT_SUFFIX'))")
diff --git a/SPECS/python-rpm-macros.spec b/SPECS/python-rpm-macros.spec
index a8cc7c1..7b93243 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           python-rpm-macros
 Version:        3
-Release:        44%{?dist}
+Release:        45%{?dist}
 Summary:        The unversioned Python RPM macros
 
 License:        MIT
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ install -m 644 %{SOURCE0} %{SOURCE1} %{SOURCE2} %{SOURCE3} %{SOURCE4} \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 22 2023 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3-45
+- Fix %%python3_version macros for Python 3.10+
+Resolves: rhbz#2169780
+
 * Fri Oct 14 2022 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 3-44
 - Backport the %%python_wheel_pkg_prefix and the %%python_wheel_dir macros from Fedora
 Resolves: rhbz#2143991