diff --git a/dev-cpp/cpp-httplib/cpp-httplib-0.17.3.ebuild b/dev-cpp/cpp-httplib/cpp-httplib-0.17.3-r1.ebuild
similarity index 96%
rename from dev-cpp/cpp-httplib/cpp-httplib-0.17.3.ebuild
rename to dev-cpp/cpp-httplib/cpp-httplib-0.17.3-r1.ebuild
index d530e23268ec5..8ed7c041e898b 100644
--- a/dev-cpp/cpp-httplib/cpp-httplib-0.17.3.ebuild
+++ b/dev-cpp/cpp-httplib/cpp-httplib-0.17.3-r1.ebuild
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 LICENSE="MIT"
-SLOT="0/$(ver_cut 1-2)"  # soversion
+SLOT="0/${PV}"  # soversion / /usr/include/httplib.h: CPPHTTPLIB_VERSION
 
 IUSE="brotli ssl test zlib"
 REQUIRED_USE="test? ( brotli ssl zlib )"