//format as ascii armored
gpgme_set_armor (_pimpl->_ctx, 1);
- err = gpgme_op_export_keys (_pimpl->_ctx, keyarray, 0, out.get());
+ // bsc#1179222: Remove outdated self signatures when exporting the key.
+ // The keyring does not order the signatures when multiple versions of the
+ // same key are imported. Rpm however uses the 1st to compute the -release
+ // of the gpg-pubkey. So we export only the latest to get a proper-release.
+ err = gpgme_op_export_keys (_pimpl->_ctx, keyarray, GPGME_EXPORT_MODE_MINIMAL, out.get());
if (!err) {
int ret = gpgme_data_seek (out.get(), 0, SEEK_SET);
if (ret) {