diff --git a/src/packagedcode/pyrpm.py b/src/packagedcode/pyrpm.py
index 09c5b91be4..fa63416ee7 100644
--- a/src/packagedcode/pyrpm.py
+++ b/src/packagedcode/pyrpm.py
@@ -586,7 +586,22 @@ def source_rpm(self):
 
     @property
     def package(self):
-        return '-'.join([self.name, self.version])
+        """
+        Return the full RPM package identifier: name-version-release if release exists.
+        Example: bash-4.4.20-4.el8_6
+        """
+        parts = [self.name, self.version]
+        if self.release:
+           parts.append(self.release)
+        return '-'.join(parts)
+
+
+    @property
+    def full_version(self):
+        """Return version + release, similar to package property"""
+        if self.release:
+            return f"{self.version}-{self.release}"
+        return self.version
 
     @property
     def files_digest_algo(self):
@@ -594,12 +609,12 @@ def files_digest_algo(self):
 
     @property
     def filename(self):
-        name = '-'.join([self.package, self.release])
+        name = self.package
         arch = self.arch
         if self.is_binary:
-            ext = 'rpm'
+           ext = 'rpm'
         else:
-            ext = 'src.rpm'
+             ext = 'src.rpm'
         return '.'.join([name, arch, ext])
 
     def get_tags(self):
diff --git a/tests/packagedcode/test_pyrpm.py b/tests/packagedcode/test_pyrpm.py
index 119666cb91..7a560034cd 100644
--- a/tests/packagedcode/test_pyrpm.py
+++ b/tests/packagedcode/test_pyrpm.py
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ def test_rpm(self):
         assert rpm[pyrpm.RPMTAG_COPYRIGHT] == 'BSD'
         assert rpm[pyrpm.RPMTAG_DESCRIPTION] == description
         assert rpm.is_binary is True
-        assert rpm.package == 'Eterm-0.9.3'
+        assert rpm.package == 'Eterm-0.9.3-5mdv2007.0'
+        assert rpm.full_version == '0.9.3-5mdv2007.0'
         assert rpm.filename == 'Eterm-0.9.3-5mdv2007.0.i586.rpm'
 
         expected = {