diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f666712..2f9dab3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ Fri Aug 15 2014 Madrisan <davide.madrisan(a)gmail.com>
     that do not provide any 'configure' script but only an 'autogen,sh' one.
     Feature asked by Silvan Calarco.
 
+  * spec-create - Davide Madrisan
+    specfile.create(): always execute 'git.create_tarball()' with the option
+    '--pck-version'. This way a user-provided package version will be used
+    instead of the default one.
+    Feature asked by Silvan Calarco.
+
+  * lib/libnetwork.lib - Davide Madrisan
+    git.download(): document and honour the '--pck-version' when set.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Changes in version 1.16.4 - "Korbielow" release
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 70b5b77..fd8d732 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ List of user visible changes in the release 1.16.5
     that do not provide any 'configure' script but only an 'autogen,sh' one.
     Feature asked by Silvan Calarco.
 
+  * spec-create - Davide Madrisan
+    Honour the package version set by the user at command line when generating
+    a specfile from a git repository.
+    Feature asked by Silvan Calarco.
+
 -- Bugfix
 
   * templates/python - Silvan Calarco
diff --git a/lib/libnetwork.lib.in b/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
index 3f46ddf..1c2b458 100644
--- a/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
+++ b/lib/libnetwork.lib.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # libnetwork.lib -- @package@ library to get info from internet repositories
-# Copyright (C) 2008,2010,2012 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@gmail.com>
+# Copyright (C) 2008,2010,2012,2014 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@gmail.com>
 
 [ "$libnetwork_is_loaded" = 1 ] || {
 libnetwork_is_loaded=1
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ function git.download() {
 #    
 # args:
 #    -d,--destdir       : target directory
+#    -v,--pck-version   : package version
 #    --git-branch       : git branch
 #    --preserve-dot-git : do not remove .git files
 #    $@                 : git repository
diff --git a/plugins/spec-create.in b/plugins/spec-create.in
index bf1ca51..4320bbd 100644
--- a/plugins/spec-create.in
+++ b/plugins/spec-create.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # pck-create -- plugin for @package@
-# Copyright (C) 2004-2013 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@gmail.com>
+# Copyright (C) 2004-2014 Davide Madrisan <davide.madrisan@gmail.com>
 
 [ -z "$BASH" ] || [ ${BASH_VERSION:0:1} -lt 3 ] &&
  { echo $"this script requires bash version 3 or better" >&2 && exit 1; }
@@ -512,13 +512,14 @@ s,@spec_changelog_comment@,$spec_changelog_comment,
 # specfile.create()
 # Parameters:
 #   $1 : try to create a specfile from this tarball
-#   $2 : package name
-#   $3 : package version
-#   $4 : package tipology (template)
+#   $2 : source (with or without path; can be a remote url)
+#   $3 : package name
+#   $4 : package version
 #   $5 : output file
 # Description:
 #   Create an initial specfile to help packaging activities
 #
+
 function specfile.create() {
    notify.debug "[ ${0}${exec_options} ]\n"
 
@@ -537,11 +538,13 @@ function specfile.create() {
 
    # 'pck_tarball' = absolute path of '$1'
    local pck_tarball
-   local pck_name pck_version
+   local pck_name
+   local pck_version="$4"
 
    case "$2" in
       git://*|http://*.git|https://*.git)
          git.create_tarball \
+            --pck-version="$pck_version" \
             --git-branch="$git_branch" \
             --preserve-dot-git="$preserve_dot_git" \
             --destdir="$source_dir" "$2"