diff --git a/dd4hep.spec b/dd4hep.spec
index 16eaea07968..fe22c15a6e2 100644
--- a/dd4hep.spec
+++ b/dd4hep.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-### RPM external dd4hep v01-16x
+### RPM external dd4hep v01-16-01
 
-%define tag v01-16
+%define tag %{realversion}
 %define branch master
 %define github_user AIDASoft
 %define keep_archives true
diff --git a/root.spec b/root.spec
index ae6a72d0217..2b3452863aa 100644
--- a/root.spec
+++ b/root.spec
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 ## INITENV +PATH PYTHON3PATH %{i}/lib
 ## INITENV SET ROOTSYS %{i}
 
-%define tag 3d485ea9925a0bcf7e7a9132aac3237ca3ffa185
-%define branch cms/master/6df3488
+%define tag 69023f04f113e686cb65da9f5ba4b67dc1d60137
+%define branch cms/master/0aa77ef
 %define github_user cms-sw
 Source: git+https://github.com/%{github_user}/root.git?obj=%{branch}/%{tag}&export=%{n}-%{realversion}&output=/%{n}-%{realversion}-%{tag}.tgz