diff --git a/meta/classes/create-spdx-3.0.bbclass b/meta/classes/create-spdx-3.0.bbclass
index b4a5156e70..044517d9f7 100644
--- a/meta/classes/create-spdx-3.0.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/create-spdx-3.0.bbclass
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ SPDX_ON_BEHALF_OF[doc] = "The base variable name to describe the Agent on who's
 SPDX_PACKAGE_SUPPLIER[doc] = "The base variable name to describe the Agent who \
     is supplying artifacts produced by the build"
 
+SPDX_PACKAGE_VERSION ??= "${PV}"
+SPDX_PACKAGE_VERSION[doc] = "The version of a package, software_packageVersion \
+    in software_Package"
 
 IMAGE_CLASSES:append = " create-spdx-image-3.0"
 SDK_CLASSES += "create-spdx-sdk-3.0"
diff --git a/meta/lib/oe/spdx30_tasks.py b/meta/lib/oe/spdx30_tasks.py
index 1629ed69ce..52329760b6 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oe/spdx30_tasks.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oe/spdx30_tasks.py
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ def create_spdx(d):
                     _id=pkg_objset.new_spdxid("package", pkg_name),
                     creationInfo=pkg_objset.doc.creationInfo,
                     name=pkg_name,
-                    software_packageVersion=d.getVar("PV"),
+                    software_packageVersion=d.getVar("SPDX_PACKAGE_VERSION"),
                 )
             )
             set_timestamp_now(d, spdx_package, "builtTime")