diff --git a/cockroach/cockroach.spec b/cockroach/cockroach.spec
index 331ec615ff..28b27e86a1 100644
--- a/cockroach/cockroach.spec
+++ b/cockroach/cockroach.spec
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
 ##  SUCH DAMAGE.
 ##
 
-#   package version
-%define       V_cockroach_base 1.1.5
-%define       V_cockroach_snap 20180215
-
 #   package information
 Name:         cockroach
 Summary:      Scalable, Distributed, Transactional SQL Database
@@ -35,11 +31,11 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG Community
 Class:        EVAL
 Group:        Database
 License:      Apache
-Version:      %{V_cockroach_base}.%{V_cockroach_snap}
+Version:      1.1.5
 Release:      20180215
 
 #   list of sources
-Source0:      http://download.openpkg.org/components/versioned/cockroach/cockroach-%{V_cockroach_snap}.tar.xz
+Source0:      https://binaries.cockroachdb.com/cockroach-v%{version}.src.tgz
 Source1:      rc.cockroach
 Source2:      cockroach.sh
 Source3:      cockroach-psql.sh
@@ -64,26 +60,22 @@ PreReq:       lzo, zlib
     uses the RAFT consensus algorithm for consistency across its
     nodes. CockroachDB aims to tolerate disk, machine, rack, and even
     datacenter failures with minimal latency disruption and no manual
-    intervention. CockroachDB nodes are symmetric; a design goal is
-    homogenous deployment with minimal configuration. CockroachDB
-    speaks the PostgreSQL wire protocol and hence can be used with
-    any PostgreSQL client. CockroachDB supports many PostgreSQL SQL
-    functionalities, too.
+    intervention. CockroachDB nodes are symmetric, i.e., they are all
+    equal in their role and authority, as a design goal of CockroachDB
+    is homogenous deployment with minimal configuration. CockroachDB
+    speaks the PostgreSQL wire protocol and hence can be used with any
+    PostgreSQL client. CockroachDB, at the SQL level, also supports many
+    PostgreSQL SQL functionalities.
 
 %track
-    prog cockroach:release = {
-        version   = %{V_cockroach_base}
-        url       = https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/releases
-        regex     = v(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\.tar\.gz
-    }
-    prog cockroach:snapshot = {
-        version   = %{V_cockroach_snap}
-        url       = http://download.openpkg.org/components/versioned/cockroach/
-        regex     = cockroach-(__VER__)\.tar\.xz
+    prog cockroach = {
+        version   = %{version}
+        url       = https://www.cockroachlabs.com/docs/releases/
+        regex     = cockroach-v(\d+\.\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\.src\.tgz
     }
 
 %prep
-    %setup -q -n cockroach
+    %setup -q -n cockroach-v%{version}
     %patch -p0
 
 %build