diff --git a/Number-Format-1.61a.tar.gz b/Number-Format-1.61a.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 5b6cf7e..0000000
--- a/Number-Format-1.61a.tar.gz
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:5470ebe18d76771be9ed70ce57c7905cc7bb501f0b1fedf14770e60b41dc1dbd
-size 19093
diff --git a/Number-Format-1.73.tar.gz b/Number-Format-1.73.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3b3301
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:84a2b722ef21ab92bd09ee8de9ecf9969cd95a0655815e8c9b0720669986e46c
+size 22742
diff --git a/perl-Number-Format.changes b/perl-Number-Format.changes
index 973b907..a0f21f0 100644
--- a/perl-Number-Format.changes
+++ b/perl-Number-Format.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug 22 14:50:24 UTC 2011 - lars@linux-schulserver.de
+
+- update to 1.73
+  + Add support for IEC60027 (Ki, Mi, Gi prefixes) with mode option
+  + Minor tweak to format_bytes test for German locales
+  + many bug fixes
+  + for more details, please see:
+  /usr/share/doc/packages/perl-Number-Format/CHANGES
+- specfile rebuild via cpanspec
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec  1 13:34:15 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
 
diff --git a/perl-Number-Format.spec b/perl-Number-Format.spec
index bfe39e5..5eab7e0 100644
--- a/perl-Number-Format.spec
+++ b/perl-Number-Format.spec
@@ -1,47 +1,63 @@
-%define cpan_name Number-Format
+#
+# spec file for package perl-Number-Format
+#
+# All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
+# remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
+# upon. The license for this file, and modifications and additions to the
+# file, is the same license as for the pristine package itself (unless the
+# license for the pristine package is not an Open Source License, in which
+# case the license is the MIT License). An "Open Source License" is a
+# license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
+# published by the Open Source Initiative.
 
-Name:         perl-%cpan_name
-Version:      1.61a
-Release:      1
-Provides:     %cpan_name
-Group:        Development/Libraries/Perl
-License:      Artistic
-URL:          http://search.cpan.org/dist/Number-Format
-Summary:      Perl extension for formatting numbers
-Source:       %cpan_name-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRoot:    %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
-%{perl_requires}
+Name:           perl-Number-Format
+Version:        1.73
+Release:        1
+License:        Artistic
+%define         cpan_name Number-Format
+Summary:        Perl extension for formatting numbers
+Url:            http://search.cpan.org/dist/Number-Format/
+Group:          Development/Libraries/Perl
+#Source:         http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/W/WR/WRW/Number-Format-%%{version}.tar.gz
+Source:         %{cpan_name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires:  perl(Carp)
+BuildRequires:  perl(POSIX)
 BuildRequires:  perl
 BuildRequires:  perl-macros
+Requires:       perl(Carp)
+Requires:       perl(POSIX)
+BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+BuildArch:      noarch
+%{perl_requires}
 
 %description
-These functions provide an easy means of formatting numbers in a
-manner suitable for displaying to the user.
+These functions provide an easy means of formatting numbers in a manner
+suitable for displaying to the user.
+
+There are two ways to use this package. One is to declare an object of type
+Number::Format, which you can think of as a formatting engine. The various
+functions defined here are provided as object methods. 
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n %cpan_name-1.61
+%setup -q -n %{cpan_name}-%{version}
 
 %build
-perl Makefile.PL OPTIMIZE="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -Wall"
-make
+%{__perl} Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS='vendor'
+%{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %check
-make test
+%{__make} test
 
 %install
-make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install_vendor
+%perl_make_install
 %perl_process_packlist
+%perl_gen_filelist
 
 %clean
-# clean up the hard disc after build
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+%{__rm} -rf %{buildroot}
 
-%files
-%defattr(-,root,root)
-%doc %{_mandir}/man?/*
-%{perl_vendorlib}/Number
-%{perl_vendorarch}/auto/Number
-%doc MANIFEST
-
-%changelog 
+%files -f %{name}.files
+%defattr(644,root,root,755)
+%doc CHANGES MANIFEST README TODO
 
+%changelog