diff --git a/.packit.sh b/.packit.sh
index 4791f9f272..7eb5aa002c 100644
--- a/.packit.sh
+++ b/.packit.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # This script handles any custom processing of the spec file using the `fix-spec-file`
-# action in .packit.yaml.
+# action in .packit.yaml. These steps only work on copr builds, not on official
+# Fedora builds.
 
 set -eox pipefail
 
@@ -40,8 +41,8 @@ sed -i "s/^Source0:.*.tar.gz/Source0: $PACKAGE-$VERSION.tar.gz/" $SPEC_FILE
 # Update setup macro to use the correct build dir
 sed -i "s/^%autosetup.*/%autosetup -Sgit -n %{name}-$VERSION/" $SPEC_FILE
 
-# podman --version should show short sha
-sed -i "s/^const RawVersion = \"$VERSION\"/const RawVersion = \"$VERSION-$SHORT_SHA\"/" version/rawversion/version.go
-
-# use ParseTolerant to allow short sha in version
-sed -i "s/^var Version.*/var Version, err = semver.ParseTolerant(rawversion.RawVersion)/" version/version.go
+# Update relevant sed entries in spec file with the actual VERSION and SHORT_SHA
+# This allows podman --version to also show the SHORT_SHA along with the
+# VERSION
+sed -i "s/##VERSION##/$VERSION/" $SPEC_FILE
+sed -i "s/##SHORT_SHA##/$SHORT_SHA/" $SPEC_FILE
diff --git a/rpm/podman.spec b/rpm/podman.spec
index b95e3a51cc..583aa0d55d 100644
--- a/rpm/podman.spec
+++ b/rpm/podman.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 %define build_with_btrfs 1
 %endif
 
+%if %{defined copr_username}
+%define copr_build 1
+%endif
+
 %global container_base_path github.com/containers
 %global container_base_url https://%{container_base_path}
 
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@
 %global import_path_plugins %{container_base_path}/%{repo_plugins}
 
 Name: podman
-%if %{defined copr_username}
+%if %{defined copr_build}
 Epoch: 102
 %else
 Epoch: 5
@@ -203,6 +207,14 @@ when `%{_bindir}/%{name}sh` is set as a login shell or set as os.Args[0].
 %autosetup -Sgit -n %{name}-%{version}
 sed -i 's;@@PODMAN@@\;$(BINDIR);@@PODMAN@@\;%{_bindir};' Makefile
 
+# These changes are only meant for copr builds
+%if %{defined copr_build}
+# podman --version should show short sha
+sed -i "s/^const RawVersion = .*/const RawVersion = \"##VERSION##-##SHORT_SHA##\"/" version/rawversion/version.go
+# use ParseTolerant to allow short sha in version
+sed -i "s/^var Version.*/var Version, err = semver.ParseTolerant(rawversion.RawVersion)/" version/version.go
+%endif
+
 # untar dnsname
 tar zxf %{SOURCE1}