diff --git a/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/ament_cmake/template.spec.em b/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/ament_cmake/template.spec.em
index 6bebfdfc..bed28e00 100644
--- a/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/ament_cmake/template.spec.em
+++ b/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/ament_cmake/template.spec.em
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:           @(Package)
 Version:        @(Version)
-Release:        @(RPMInc)%{?dist}
+Release:        @(RPMInc)%{?dist}%{?release_suffix}
 Summary:        ROS @(Name) package
 
 License:        @(License)
diff --git a/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/ament_python/template.spec.em b/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/ament_python/template.spec.em
index 08855df0..08e07164 100644
--- a/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/ament_python/template.spec.em
+++ b/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/ament_python/template.spec.em
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:           @(Package)
 Version:        @(Version)
-Release:        @(RPMInc)%{?dist}
+Release:        @(RPMInc)%{?dist}%{?release_suffix}
 Summary:        ROS @(Name) package
 
 License:        @(License)
diff --git a/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/catkin/template.spec.em b/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/catkin/template.spec.em
index f669229c..ef55be84 100644
--- a/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/catkin/template.spec.em
+++ b/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/catkin/template.spec.em
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:           @(Package)
 Version:        @(Version)
-Release:        @(RPMInc)%{?dist}
+Release:        @(RPMInc)%{?dist}%{?release_suffix}
 Summary:        ROS @(Name) package
 
 License:        @(License)
diff --git a/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/cmake/template.spec.em b/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/cmake/template.spec.em
index f669229c..ef55be84 100644
--- a/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/cmake/template.spec.em
+++ b/bloom/generators/rpm/templates/cmake/template.spec.em
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:           @(Package)
 Version:        @(Version)
-Release:        @(RPMInc)%{?dist}
+Release:        @(RPMInc)%{?dist}%{?release_suffix}
 Summary:        ROS @(Name) package
 
 License:        @(License)