diff --git a/.packit.yaml b/.packit.yaml
index cc5b70e5..0b529b1d 100644
--- a/.packit.yaml
+++ b/.packit.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ actions:
     - 'make'
     - 'make local'
     - 'bash -c "ls *.tar*"'
+  get-current-version:
+    - 'bash -c "grep Version: dist/libblockdev.spec.in | cut -f2 -d\":\" | tr -d \" \""'
 
 jobs:
 - job: copr_build
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ jobs:
       - 'make'
       - 'make local'
       - 'bash -c "ls *.tar*"'
+    get-current-version:
+      - 'bash -c "grep Version: dist/libblockdev.spec.in | cut -f2 -d\":\" | tr -d \" \""'
 
 - job: copr_build
   trigger: commit
@@ -61,6 +65,8 @@ jobs:
       - 'make'
       - 'make local'
       - 'bash -c "ls *.tar*"'
+    get-current-version:
+      - 'bash -c "grep Version: dist/libblockdev.spec.in | cut -f2 -d\":\" | tr -d \" \""'
 
 - job: propose_downstream
   trigger: release