diff --git a/doc/rpm-build/checkout-build-archives.php b/doc/rpm-build/checkout-build-archives.php
index ecf93a07cf..08aa5e6888 100755
--- a/doc/rpm-build/checkout-build-archives.php
+++ b/doc/rpm-build/checkout-build-archives.php
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ function do_obs()
 		echo "$n files updated in OBS checkout ($config[obs]), commiting them now...\n";
 		//run_cmd('osc status '.$config['obs']);
 		run_cmd('osc addremove '.$config['obs'].'/*');
-		run_cmd('osc commit '.$config['obs']);
+		run_cmd('osc commit -m '.escapeshellarg('Version: '.$config['version'].'.'.$config['packaging'].":\n".$config['changelog']).' '.$config['obs']);
 	}
 }