diff --git a/python3.9.spec b/python3.9.spec
index 7ac3648..bf05ee6 100644
--- a/python3.9.spec
+++ b/python3.9.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ URL: https://www.python.org/
 %global prerel rc1
 %global upstream_version %{general_version}%{?prerel}
 Version: %{general_version}%{?prerel:~%{prerel}}
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: Python
 
 
@@ -690,6 +690,12 @@ rm configure pyconfig.h.in
 
 %build
 
+# The build process embeds version info extracted from the Git repository
+# into the Py_GetBuildInfo and sys.version strings.
+# Our Git repository is artificial, so we don't want that.
+# Tell configure to not use git.
+export HAS_GIT=not-found
+
 # Regenerate the configure script and pyconfig.h.in
 autoconf
 autoheader
@@ -1634,6 +1640,9 @@ CheckPython optimized
 # ======================================================
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 12 2020 Petr Viktorin <pviktori@redhat.com> - 3.9.0~rc1-2
+- In sys.version and initial REPL message, list the source commit as "default"
+
 * Tue Aug 11 2020 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3.9.0~rc1-1
 - Update to 3.9.0rc1