2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bin/build-packages b/bin/build-packages
index 24c5453..0f0c841 100755
--- a/bin/build-packages
+++ b/bin/build-packages
@@ -352,9 +352,9 @@ while [ "${count}" -ne 0 ]; do
 
         if echo "${straw}" | \
           grep -qF ':without_check:'; then
-          innerParameters='--nocheck --holdver'
+          innerParameters='--nocheck'
         else
-          innerParameters='--holdver'
+          innerParameters=''
         fi
 
         if echo "${straw}" | \
diff --git a/lib/common-functions b/lib/common-functions
index ba434ad..0779203 100755
--- a/lib/common-functions
+++ b/lib/common-functions
@@ -934,6 +934,10 @@ extract_source_directory() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC2016
   sed -i '/^\$Id\$$/d' "${output}/PKGBUILD"
 
+  # we don't want write permissions on the PKGBUILD - otherwise pkgver()
+  # will change the version! (**HACK**)
+  chmod -w "${output}/PKGBUILD"
+
 }
 
 # find_dependencies_on_build_list $package $git_revision $mod_git_revision $repository