diff --git a/externally_managed.in b/externally_managed.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54606b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/externally_managed.in
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[externally-managed]
+Error=To install Python packages system-wide, try 
+ zypper install __PYTHONPREFIX__-xyz, where xyz is the package
+ you are trying to install.
+
+ If you wish to install a non-rpm packaged Python package,
+ create a virtual environment using __PYTHON__ -m venv path/to/venv.
+ Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip.
+
+ If you wish to install a non-rpm packaged Python application,
+ it may be easiest to use `pipx install xyz`, which will manage a
+ virtual environment for you. Install pipx via `zypper install __PYTHONPREFIX__-pipx` .
diff --git a/python311.changes b/python311.changes
index 5f0ac28..de1b948 100644
--- a/python311.changes
+++ b/python311.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 10 09:33:26 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- restrict PEP668 to ALP/Tumbleweed 
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug  4 06:37:41 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- add externally_managed.in to label this build as PEP-668 managed 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug  3 14:53:38 UTC 2023 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python311.spec b/python311.spec
index 4d159a7..cf486f6 100644
--- a/python311.spec
+++ b/python311.spec
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Source0:        https://www.python.org/ftp/python/%{folderversion}/%{tarname}.ta
 Source1:        https://www.python.org/ftp/python/%{folderversion}/%{tarname}.tar.xz.asc
 Source2:        baselibs.conf
 Source3:        README.SUSE
+Source4:        externally_managed.in
 Source7:        macros.python3
 Source8:        import_failed.py
 Source9:        import_failed.map
@@ -710,6 +711,11 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libpython3.so
 rm %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/{python3,python3-embed}.pc
 %endif
 
+%if %{suse_version} > 1550
+# PEP-0668 mark this as a distro maintained python
+sed -e 's,__PYTHONPREFIX__,%{python_pkg_name},' -e 's,__PYTHON__,python%{python_version},' < %{SOURCE4} > %{buildroot}%{sitedir}/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
+%endif
+
 # link shared library instead of static library that tools expect
 ln -s ../../libpython%{python_abi}.so %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/python%{python_version}/config-%{python_abi}-%{archname}-%{_os}%{?_gnu}%{?armsuffix}/libpython%{python_abi}.so
 
@@ -906,6 +912,10 @@ echo %{sitedir}/_import_failed > %{buildroot}/%{sitedir}/site-packages/zzzz-impo
 %{_mandir}/man1/python3.1%{?ext_man}
 %endif
 %{_mandir}/man1/python%{python_version}.1%{?ext_man}
+%if %{suse_version} > 1550
+# PEP-0668
+%{sitedir}/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
+%endif
 # license text, not a doc because the code can use it at run-time
 %{sitedir}/LICENSE.txt
 # RPM macros