diff --git a/389-ds-base.spec b/389-ds-base.spec
index deda6f2..482ecd3 100644
--- a/389-ds-base.spec
+++ b/389-ds-base.spec
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 
 %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