diff --git a/0001-Remove-runtime-dependency-on-PBR.patch b/0001-Remove-runtime-dependency-on-PBR.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d6b054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Remove-runtime-dependency-on-PBR.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+From 92d70932aab250d5b7fd264b690a79b2f5a655ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jon Bernard <jbernard@tuxion.com>
+Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:16:29 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Remove runtime dependency on PBR
+
+---
+ marconi/version.py | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
+ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/marconi/version.py b/marconi/version.py
+index a3acf95..ebc4d9e 100644
+--- a/marconi/version.py
++++ b/marconi/version.py
+@@ -13,11 +13,32 @@
+ # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ # limitations under the License.
+ 
+-import pbr.packaging
+-import pbr.version
++MARCONI_VENDOR = "OpenStack Foundation"
++MARCONI_PRODUCT = "OpenStack Marconi"
++MARCONI_PACKAGE = None  # OS distro package version suffix
+ 
+ 
+-version_info = pbr.version.VersionInfo('marconi')
++class VersionInfo(object):
++    release = "REDHATMARCONIRELEASE"
++    version = "REDHATMARCONIVERSION"
++
++    def version_string(self):
++        return self.version
++
++    def cached_version_string(self):
++        return self.version
++
++    def release_string(self):
++        return self.release
++
++    def canonical_version_string(self):
++        return self.version
++
++    def version_string_with_vcs(self):
++        return self.release
++
++
++version_info = VersionInfo()
+ 
+ 
+ def verify_sha(expected):
+-- 
+1.9.1
+
diff --git a/openstack-marconi.spec b/openstack-marconi.spec
index e485355..967efe2 100644
--- a/openstack-marconi.spec
+++ b/openstack-marconi.spec
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ Source0:          https://launchpad.net/marconi/icehouse/%{version}/+download/ma
 Source1:          openstack-marconi.service
 Source2:          openstack-marconi.logrotate
 
+#
+# patches_base=2014.1
+#
+Patch0001: 0001-Remove-runtime-dependency-on-PBR.patch
+
 BuildArch:        noarch
 
 BuildRequires:    python2-devel
@@ -49,6 +54,11 @@ models.  Marconi is designed to perform and scale in a multi-tenant environment.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n marconi-%{version}
 
+%patch0001 -p1
+
+sed -i s/REDHATMARCONIVERSION/%{version}/ marconi/version.py
+sed -i s/REDHATMARCONIRELEASE/%{release}/ marconi/version.py
+
 rm -rf {test-,}requirements.txt
 
 %build