diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/xmlto/xmlto_0.0.28.bb b/meta/recipes-devtools/xmlto/xmlto_0.0.28.bb
index d5a0e69849..69f989f5b8 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/xmlto/xmlto_0.0.28.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/xmlto/xmlto_0.0.28.bb
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ UPSTREAM_CHECK_COMMITS = "1"
 SRC_URI = "git://pagure.io/xmlto.git;protocol=https;branch=master"
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
-PV .= "+0.0.29+git"
-
 inherit autotools
 
 CLEANBROKEN = "1"