diff --git a/dev-python/routes/routes-2.5.1-r1.ebuild b/dev-python/routes/routes-2.5.1-r2.ebuild
similarity index 94%
rename from dev-python/routes/routes-2.5.1-r1.ebuild
rename to dev-python/routes/routes-2.5.1-r2.ebuild
index 31c10c5056936..d03227f17e9f9 100644
--- a/dev-python/routes/routes-2.5.1-r1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/routes/routes-2.5.1-r2.ebuild
@@ -45,5 +45,7 @@ PATCHES=(
 
 src_prepare() {
 	distutils-r1_src_prepare
+	# fix the version number
+	sed -i -e '/tag/d' setup.cfg || die
 	find tests -name '__init__.py' -delete || die
 }