diff --git a/mockbuild_test/generate_sourcerpms.sh b/mockbuild_test/generate_sourcerpms.sh
index d4faa2c..49a7a6f 100755
--- a/mockbuild_test/generate_sourcerpms.sh
+++ b/mockbuild_test/generate_sourcerpms.sh
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ fi
 
 DIST_RELEASE=$1
 
-STRATISD_SPEC_VERSION=$(rpmspec -q --srpm --qf "%{version}\n" stratisd.spec)
-STRATISCLI_SPEC_VERSION=$(rpmspec -q --srpm --qf "%{version}\n" stratis-cli.spec)
-
 if [ -z "$DIST_RELEASE" ]; then
 	echo "Usage: $0 centos-stream | fedora-rawhide"
 	exit 1
@@ -66,10 +63,10 @@ cd upstream
 git clone https://github.com/stratis-storage/stratisd
 git clone https://github.com/stratis-storage/stratis-cli
 cd stratisd
-../../../release_management/create_artifacts.py ../../SOURCES/ --pre-release --specfile-path=../../SPECS/stratisd.spec stratisd "$STRATISD_SPEC_VERSION" --vendor-method=filtered
+../../../release_management/create_artifacts.py ../../SOURCES/ --pre-release --specfile-path=../../SPECS/stratisd.spec stratisd --vendor-method=filtered
 cd ..
 cd stratis-cli
-../../../release_management/create_artifacts.py ../../SOURCES/ --pre-release --specfile-path=../../SPECS/stratis-cli.spec stratis-cli "$STRATISCLI_SPEC_VERSION"
+../../../release_management/create_artifacts.py ../../SOURCES/ --pre-release --specfile-path=../../SPECS/stratis-cli.spec stratis-cli
 cd ../..
 
 # Remove the "Requires: stratisd" line in stratis-cli.spec.
diff --git a/mockbuild_test/mockbuild.sh b/mockbuild_test/mockbuild.sh
index 1669a1e..d0501ee 100755
--- a/mockbuild_test/mockbuild.sh
+++ b/mockbuild_test/mockbuild.sh
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ fi
 
 DIST_RELEASE=$1
 
-STRATISD_SPEC_VERSION=$(rpmspec -q --srpm --qf "%{version}\n" stratisd.spec)
-STRATISCLI_SPEC_VERSION=$(rpmspec -q --srpm --qf "%{version}\n" stratis-cli.spec)
-
 if [ -z "$DIST_RELEASE" ]; then
 	echo "Usage: $0 centos-stream | fedora-rawhide"
 	exit 1
@@ -79,12 +76,15 @@ cd upstream
 git clone https://github.com/stratis-storage/stratisd
 git clone https://github.com/stratis-storage/stratis-cli
 cd stratisd
-../../../release_management/create_artifacts.py ../../SOURCES/ stratisd "$STRATISD_SPEC_VERSION" --vendor-method=filtered
+../../../release_management/create_artifacts.py --specfile-path=../../SPECS/stratisd.spec ../../SOURCES/ stratisd --vendor-method=filtered
 cd ..
 cd stratis-cli
-../../../release_management/create_artifacts.py ../../SOURCES/ stratis-cli "$STRATISCLI_SPEC_VERSION"
+../../../release_management/create_artifacts.py --specfile-path=../../SPECS/stratis-cli.spec ../../SOURCES/ stratis-cli
 cd ../..
 
+STRATISD_SPEC_VERSION=$(rpmspec -q --srpm --qf "%{version}\n" SPECS/stratisd.spec)
+STRATISCLI_SPEC_VERSION=$(rpmspec -q --srpm --qf "%{version}\n" SPECS/stratis-cli.spec)
+
 mock --buildsrpm -r $MOCKCONFIG --spec SPECS/stratisd.spec --sources SOURCES/ --resultdir=SRPMS/stratisd/
 mock --buildsrpm -r $MOCKCONFIG --spec SPECS/stratis-cli.spec --sources SOURCES/ --resultdir=SRPMS/stratis-cli/
 mock --rebuild -r $MOCKCONFIG SRPMS/stratisd/stratisd-"$STRATISD_SPEC_VERSION"-D.$DIST.src.rpm --resultdir=RPMS/stratisd/
diff --git a/mockbuild_test/stratis-cli.spec b/mockbuild_test/stratis-cli.spec
index 8f7ef56..c392f74 100644
--- a/mockbuild_test/stratis-cli.spec
+++ b/mockbuild_test/stratis-cli.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           stratis-cli
-Version:        3.7.0
+Version:        V
 Release:        D%{?dist}
 Summary:        Command-line tool for interacting with the Stratis daemon
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-wcwidth
 %endif
 
 # Require the version of stratisd that supports a compatible D-Bus interface
-Requires:       (stratisd >= 3.7.0 with stratisd < 4.0.0)
+Requires:       (stratisd >= VS with stratisd < 4.0.0)
 
 # Exclude the same arches for stratis-cli as are excluded for stratisd
 ExclusiveArch:  %{rust_arches} noarch
diff --git a/mockbuild_test/stratisd.spec b/mockbuild_test/stratisd.spec
index 33d6620..c6bcb3b 100644
--- a/mockbuild_test/stratisd.spec
+++ b/mockbuild_test/stratisd.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 %global dracutdir %(pkg-config --variable=dracutdir dracut)
 
 Name:           stratisd
-Version:        3.7.0
+Version:        V
 Release:        D%{?dist}
 Summary:        Daemon that manages block devices to create filesystems
 
diff --git a/release_management/create_artifacts.py b/release_management/create_artifacts.py
index c444564..00d1ad5 100755
--- a/release_management/create_artifacts.py
+++ b/release_management/create_artifacts.py
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ def main():
     )
 
     stratisd_parser.set_defaults(func=_stratisd_artifacts)
-    stratisd_parser.add_argument("version", action="store", help="version")
     stratisd_parser.add_argument(
         "--vendor-method",
         action="store",
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ def main():
     )
 
     stratis_cli_parser.set_defaults(func=_stratis_cli_artifacts)
-    stratis_cli_parser.add_argument("version", action="store", help="version")
 
     parser.set_defaults(func=lambda _: parser.error("missing sub-command"))
 
@@ -115,9 +113,6 @@ def _stratisd_artifacts(namespace):
 
     (source_version, _) = get_package_info(manifest_abs_path, "stratisd")
 
-    if source_version != namespace.version:
-        raise RuntimeError("Version mismatch.")
-
     pre_release_suffix = calc_pre_release_suffix() if namespace.pre_release else None
 
     specfile_path = namespace.specfile_path
@@ -166,9 +161,6 @@ def _stratis_cli_artifacts(namespace):
 
     (source_version, _) = get_python_package_info("stratis-cli")
 
-    if source_version != namespace.version:
-        raise RuntimeError("Version mismatch.")
-
     pre_release_suffix = calc_pre_release_suffix() if namespace.pre_release else None
     specfile_path = namespace.specfile_path