diff --git a/packaging/obs/_service b/packaging/obs/_service
index 5c406ca9..1a783826 100644
--- a/packaging/obs/_service
+++ b/packaging/obs/_service
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
   <service name="tar_scm">
     <param name="url">https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq</param>
     <param name="scm">git</param>
-    <!--<param name="versionformat">@PARENT_TAG@+git%cd</param>-->
+    <param name="versionformat">@PARENT_TAG@+git%cd</param>
+    <param name="versionrewrite-pattern">v(.*)</param>
+    <param name="versionrewrite-replacement">\1</param>
     <param name="exclude">.git</param>
     <param name="changesgenerate">enable</param>
     <param name="filename">zeromq</param>