diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index 1f2d32c..af2f681 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 23 09:17:04 UTC 2025 - Giacomo Leidi <giacomo.leidi@suse.com>
+
+- patters-base_base: Recommend SUSEConnect on SLES (bsc#1235771).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec  5 18:23:56 UTC 2024 - Eugenio Paolantonio <eugenio.paolantonio@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index a2e24d8..e58f11b 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ Requires:	openssl-ibmca
 %endif
 # bsc#1217991
 Requires:	crypto-policies-scripts
+%if 0%{?sle_version}
+# bsc#1235771
+Recommends:     SUSEConnect
+%endif
 
 %description base
 This is the SUSE Linux Framework One runtime system. It contains only a minimal multiuser