diff --git a/SPECS/systemtap.spec b/SPECS/systemtap.spec
index 98e305b..0ac3ec1 100644
--- a/SPECS/systemtap.spec
+++ b/SPECS/systemtap.spec
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 Name: systemtap
 Version: 4.0
-Release: 10%{?release_override}%{?dist}
+Release: 11%{?release_override}%{?dist}
 # for version, see also configure.ac
 
 
@@ -1361,6 +1361,9 @@ done
 
 # PRERELEASE
 %changelog
+* Wed Oct 16 2019 Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org> - 4.0-11
+- dummy respin to bump NVR relative to 7.7.z build
+
 * Tue Sep 03 2019 Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@elastic.org> - 4.0-10
 - rhbz1731333: nfsd.proc.write loss of vlen