diff --git a/contrib/fedora/rpm/release.sh b/contrib/fedora/rpm/release.sh
index ae94bf479f..b9c371a320 100755
--- a/contrib/fedora/rpm/release.sh
+++ b/contrib/fedora/rpm/release.sh
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ case "$RELEASE_MODE" in
             [ "$CUR_BRANCH" == master ] || die "devel release can only be on master"
         else
             [ "${VERSION_ARR[2]}" -ge 90 ] || die "rc release must have a micro version larger than ${VERSION_ARR[0]}.90 but current version is $VERSION_STR"
-            RC_VERSION="$((${VERSION_ARR[2]} - 90))"
+            RC_VERSION="$((${VERSION_ARR[2]} - 88))"
             [ "$CUR_BRANCH" == "nm-${VERSION_ARR[0]}-$((${VERSION_ARR[1]} + 1))" ] || die "devel release can only be on \"nm-${VERSION_ARR[0]}-$((${VERSION_ARR[1]} + 1))\" branch"
         fi
         ;;