diff --git a/x265/x265.spec b/x265/x265.spec
index 9650f46bc3..4b317e89a5 100644
--- a/x265/x265.spec
+++ b/x265/x265.spec
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 ##
 
 #   package version
-%define       V_dist    2.6
-%define       V_subdir  2.6
+%define       V_dist    2.7
+%define       V_subdir  2.7
 
 #   package information
 Name:         x265
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Class:        EVAL
 Group:        Video
 License:      GPL
 Version:      %{V_dist}
-Release:      20171129
+Release:      20180221
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265/downloads/x265_%{V_dist}.tar.gz
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ PreReq:       OpenPKG, openpkg >= 20160101
     }
 
 %prep
-    %setup -q -n x265_v%{V_subdir}
+    %setup -q -n x265_%{V_subdir}
 
 %build
     cd build