diff --git a/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/eol/templates/mageia-7.tpl b/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/eol/templates/mageia-7.tpl
index c1be6559c..ad8bb799c 100644
--- a/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/eol/templates/mageia-7.tpl
+++ b/mock-core-configs/etc/mock/eol/templates/mageia-7.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 config_opts['chroot_setup_cmd'] = 'install basesystem-minimal rpm-build rpm-mageia-setup rpm-mageia-setup-build'
 config_opts['dist'] = 'mga7'  # only useful for --resultdir variable subst
 config_opts['extra_chroot_dirs'] = [ '/run/lock', ]
-config_opts['releasever'] = '7.1'
+config_opts['releasever'] = '7'
 config_opts['macros']['%distro_section'] = 'core'
 config_opts['package_manager'] = 'dnf'
 config_opts['bootstrap_forcearch'] = '{{ target_arch }}'