diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index b0e137aa..b670f00a 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 _rabbitmq_install_method: external_repo
-_rabbitmq_package_version: "3.11.17-1"
+_rabbitmq_package_version: "3.11.17*"
 
 _rabbitmq_gpg_keys:
   - file: gpg/C072C960
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ _rabbitmq_erlang_repo:
   state: "present"
   filename: els_erlang
 
-_rabbitmq_erlang_version_spec: "{{ (rabbitmq_install_method == 'external_repo') | ternary('1:25.3.2.1-1', '1:22.*') }}"
+_rabbitmq_erlang_version_spec: "{{ (rabbitmq_install_method == 'external_repo') | ternary('1:25.3.2*', '1:22.*') }}"
 
 rabbitmq_dependencies:
   - erlang-base
diff --git a/vars/redhat.yml b/vars/redhat.yml
index 5f2a2211..e578b9b7 100644
--- a/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 _rabbitmq_install_method: external_repo
-_rabbitmq_package_version: 3.11.17-1
+_rabbitmq_package_version: "3.11.17*"
 # NOTE(nhanlon) 2023-05-30: although the package repository is marked
 # el9, the packages themselves still have an el8 dist tag for rabbitmq
 _rabbitmq_package_dist_tag: "el8"
 
-_erlang_package_version: 25.3.2-1
+_erlang_package_version: "25.3.2*"
 _erlang_package_dist_tag: "el{{ ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] }}"
 
 # NOTE(noonedeadpunk): List of available packages can be searched here: https://cloudsmith.io/~rabbitmq/repos/