diff --git a/baselibs.conf b/baselibs.conf
index 43d285e..d988440 100644
--- a/baselibs.conf
+++ b/baselibs.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-libicu70
+libicu71
 libicu-devel
 	requires -libicu-<targettype>
-	requires "libicu70-<targettype> = <version>"
+	requires "libicu71-<targettype> = <version>"
diff --git a/icu.changes b/icu.changes
index 3c12e20..adcca7b 100644
--- a/icu.changes
+++ b/icu.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Apr 25 14:21:31 UTC 2022 - Marcus Rueckert <mrueckert@suse.de>
+
+- bump library packagename to libicu71 to match the version.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Apr  9 22:10:56 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/icu.spec b/icu.spec
index 2236c83..393a121 100644
--- a/icu.spec
+++ b/icu.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 
-%define lname	libicu70
+%define lname	libicu71
 %define amajor   71
 %define aversion 71
 %ifarch %armb hppa mips mips64 ppc ppc64 %sparc s390 s390x m68k