diff --git a/anda/stardust/server/stardust-server.spec b/anda/stardust/server/stardust-server.spec
index 3b27481f0b..d0f3820540 100644
--- a/anda/stardust/server/stardust-server.spec
+++ b/anda/stardust/server/stardust-server.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+%global commit 9546a362000bf4afa80591ea6099bcd326464f89
+%global commit_date 20240916
+%global shortcommit %(c=%{commit}; echo ${c:0:7})
+# Exclude input files from mangling
 %global __brp_mangle_shebangs_exclude_from ^/usr/src/.*$
 
 Name:           stardust-server
diff --git a/anda/stardust/server/update.rhai b/anda/stardust/server/update.rhai
index 89a05318d8..16db710969 100644
--- a/anda/stardust/server/update.rhai
+++ b/anda/stardust/server/update.rhai
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-rpm.version(gh("StardustXR/server"));
+rpm.global("commit", gh_commit("StardustXR/server"));
+if rpm.changed() {
+  rpm.release();
+  rpm.global("commit_date", date());
+}