diff --git a/SPECS/rocky-release.spec b/SPECS/rocky-release.spec
index 5f567da..58a7d21 100644
--- a/SPECS/rocky-release.spec
+++ b/SPECS/rocky-release.spec
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ VERSION="%{major}.%{minor}"
 ID="rocky"
 ID_LIKE="rhel fedora"
 VERSION_ID="%{major}.%{minor}"
+VERSION_CODENAME=""
 PLATFORM_ID="platform:el%{major}"
 PRETTY_NAME="%{distro} %{major}.%{minor}"
 ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
@@ -225,6 +226,9 @@ install -p -m 0644 %{SOURCE1226} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/yum.repos.d/
 %{_sysconfdir}/pki/rpm-gpg/
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 24 2021 Louis Abel <label@rockylinux.org> - 8.4-17
+- Add VERSION_CODENAME
+
 * Wed May 19 2021 Louis Abel <label@rockylinux.org> - 8.4-16
 - Remove annoying /etc/issue banner