diff --git a/cmake/CPackOptions.cmake.in b/cmake/CPackOptions.cmake.in
index 1d24ed67..3a1c6a2b 100644
--- a/cmake/CPackOptions.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/CPackOptions.cmake.in
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ if (${CPACK_GENERATOR} STREQUAL "RPM")
   set (CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@")
   set (CPACK_RPM_FILE_NAME "RPM-DEFAULT")
   set (CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE "1")
+  # next variable for RHEL, CentOS, Fedfora
+  set (CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_RELEASE_DIST "")
   set (CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "GPLv2")
   set (CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_VENDOR "Paul Scherrer Institute - LMU - LEM")
   set (CPACK_RPM_CHANGELOG_FILE "@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/cmake/ChangeLogRPM")