diff --git a/389-ds-base.spec b/389-ds-base.spec
index 085bdfd..3d8fb16 100644
--- a/389-ds-base.spec
+++ b/389-ds-base.spec
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 
 %global pkgname   dirsrv
-# for a pre-release, define the prerel field - comment out for official release
-#%global prerel .rc4
-# also need the relprefix field for a pre-release - also comment out for official release
-#%global relprefix 0.
+# for a pre-release, define the prerel field e.g. .a1 .rc2 - comment out for official release
+###### %global prerel
+# also need the relprefix field for a pre-release e.g. .0 - also comment out for official release
+###### %global relprefix
 
 Summary:          389 Directory Server (base)
 Name:             389-ds-base
 Version:          1.2.5
-#Release:          %{?relprefix}1%{?prerel}%{?dist}
-Release:          1%{?dist}
+Release:          %{?relprefix}1%{?prerel}%{?dist}
 License:          GPLv2 with exceptions
 URL:              http://port389.org/
 Group:            System Environment/Daemons
@@ -66,8 +65,7 @@ Requires(post): /sbin/chkconfig
 Requires(preun): /sbin/chkconfig
 Requires(preun): /sbin/service
 
-#Source0:          http://port389.org/sources/%{name}-%{version}%{?prerel}.tar.bz2
-Source0:          http://port389.org/sources/%{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
+Source0:          http://port389.org/sources/%{name}-%{version}%{?prerel}.tar.bz2
 # 389-ds-git.sh should be used to generate the source tarball from git
 Source1:          %{name}-git.sh
 Source2:          %{name}-devel.README