diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 75a90df0..214126e0 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+.gitattributes export-ignore
+.github export-ignore
+contrib export-ignore
 osc/util/git_version.py export-subst
-
diff --git a/contrib/osc.spec b/contrib/osc.spec
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ade3ef06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/osc.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+%define use_python python3
+%define use_python_pkg python3
+
+%if 0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} < 1500
+# use python36 on SLE 12 and older
+%define use_python python3.6
+%define use_python_pkg python36
+%endif
+
+%define completion_dir_bash %{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions
+%define completion_dir_csh %{_sysconfdir}/profile.d
+%define completion_dir_fish %{_datadir}/fish/vendor_completions.d
+%define osc_plugin_dir %{_prefix}/lib/osc-plugins
+# need to override python_sitelib because it is not set as we would expect on many distros
+%define python_sitelib %(RPM_BUILD_ROOT= %{use_python} -Ic "import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_path('purelib'))")
+
+%if 0%{?is_opensuse}
+%define completion_dir_bash %{_sysconfdir}/bash_completion.d
+%endif
+
+# generate manpages on distros where argparse-manpage >= 3 is available
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500 || 0%{?fedora}
+%bcond_without man
+%else
+%bcond_with man
+%endif
+
+%define argparse_manpage_pkg %{use_python_pkg}-argparse-manpage
+%if 0%{?fedora}
+%define argparse_manpage_pkg argparse-manpage
+%endif
+
+Name:           osc
+Version:        1.0.0~b1
+Release:        0
+Summary:        Command-line client for the Open Build Service
+License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
+Group:          Development/Tools/Other
+URL:            https://github.com/openSUSE/osc
+
+Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+
+%if 0%{?debian}
+Source1:        debian.dirs
+Source2:        debian.docs
+%endif
+
+BuildArch:      noarch
+BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+
+%if %{with man}
+BuildRequires:  %{argparse_manpage_pkg}
+%endif
+BuildRequires:  %{use_python_pkg}-cryptography
+BuildRequires:  %{use_python_pkg}-devel >= 3.6
+BuildRequires:  %{use_python_pkg}-rpm
+BuildRequires:  %{use_python_pkg}-setuptools
+BuildRequires:  %{use_python_pkg}-urllib3
+BuildRequires:  diffstat
+
+Requires:       %{use_python_pkg}-cryptography
+Requires:       %{use_python_pkg}-rpm
+Requires:       %{use_python_pkg}-urllib3
+
+# needed for showing download progressbars
+Recommends:     %{use_python_pkg}-progressbar
+
+# needed for storing credentials in kwallet/gnome-keyring
+Recommends:     %{use_python_pkg}-keyring
+Recommends:     %{use_python_pkg}-keyring-keyutils
+
+Recommends:     build
+Recommends:     ca-certificates
+Recommends:     diffstat
+Recommends:     powerpc32
+Recommends:     sudo
+
+# needed for `osc add <URL>`
+Recommends:     obs-service-recompress
+Recommends:     obs-service-download_files
+Recommends:     obs-service-format_spec_file
+Recommends:     obs-service-obs_scm
+Recommends:     obs-service-set_version
+Recommends:     obs-service-source_validator
+Recommends:     obs-service-tar_scm
+Recommends:     obs-service-verify_file
+
+# needed for `osc browse` that calls xdg-open
+Recommends:     xdg-utils
+
+Provides:       %{use_python_pkg}-osc
+
+%description
+OpenSUSE Commander is a command-line client for the Open Build Service.
+
+See http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:OSC, as well as
+http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Build_Service_Tutorial
+for a general introduction.
+
+%prep
+%autosetup -p1
+
+%build
+%{use_python} setup.py build
+
+# write rpm macros
+cat << EOF > macros.osc
+%%osc_plugin_dir %{osc_plugin_dir}
+EOF
+
+# build man page
+%if %{with man}
+PYTHONPATH=. argparse-manpage \
+    --output=osc.1 \
+    --format=single-commands-section \
+    --module=osc.commandline \
+    --function=get_parser \
+    --project-name=osc \
+    --prog=osc \
+    --description="OpenSUSE Commander" \
+    --author="Contributors to the osc project. See the project's GIT history for the complete list." \
+    --url="https://github.com/openSUSE/osc/"
+%endif
+
+%install
+%{use_python} setup.py install -O1 --skip-build --force --root %{buildroot} --prefix %{_prefix}
+
+# create plugin dirs
+install -d %{buildroot}%{osc_plugin_dir}
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_sharedstatedir}/osc-plugins
+
+# install completions
+install -Dm0755 dist/osc.complete %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/osc/complete
+install -Dm0644 dist/complete.csh %{buildroot}%{completion_dir_csh}/osc.csh
+install -Dm0644 dist/complete.sh %{buildroot}%{completion_dir_bash}/osc.sh
+install -Dm0644 osc.fish %{buildroot}%{completion_dir_fish}/osc.fish
+
+# install rpm macros
+install -Dm0644 macros.osc %{buildroot}%{_rpmmacrodir}/macros.osc
+
+# install man page
+%if %{with man}
+install -Dm0644 osc.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/osc.1
+%endif
+
+%check
+%{use_python} setup.py test
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+
+# docs
+%license COPYING
+%doc AUTHORS README.md TODO NEWS
+%if %{with man}
+%{_mandir}/man1/osc.*
+%endif
+
+# executables
+%{_bindir}/*
+
+# python modules
+%{python_sitelib}/*
+
+# rpm macros
+%{_rpmmacrodir}/*
+
+# plugins
+%dir %{osc_plugin_dir}
+%dir %{_sharedstatedir}/osc-plugins
+
+# completions
+%dir %{_datadir}/osc
+%{_datadir}/osc/complete
+%{completion_dir_bash}/*
+%{completion_dir_csh}/*
+%{completion_dir_fish}/*
+
+# osc owns the dirs to avoid the "directories not owned by a package" build error
+%dir %{_datadir}/fish
+%dir %{_datadir}/fish/vendor_completions.d
+
+%changelog