diff --git a/SPECS/rocky-release.spec b/SPECS/rocky-release.spec
index 7ac20a3b392dd621aa326d7c71c7f11e33bff5a5..0c15109a5b623aacc0cea59f9d497116ffc5c197 100644
--- a/SPECS/rocky-release.spec
+++ b/SPECS/rocky-release.spec
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ ln -s ../usr/lib/os-release %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/os-release
 echo "cpe:/o:rocky:rocky:%{major}" > %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/system-release-cpe
 
 # create /etc/issue and /etc/issue.net
-echo '\S' > %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/issue
+echo '\S -- EVALUATION ONLY' > %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/issue
 echo 'Kernel \r on an \m' >> %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/issue
 cp %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/issue{,.net}
 echo >> %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/issue