diff --git a/cockpit.spec b/cockpit.spec
index 4e4a63b..e07ffa6 100644
--- a/cockpit.spec
+++ b/cockpit.spec
@@ -1,22 +1,32 @@
 #
-# spec file for package cockpit
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 # Copyright (C) 2014-2020 Red Hat, Inc.
 #
-# 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.
-
-# Please submit bugfixes or comments via https://bugs.opensuse.org/
+# Cockpit is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Cockpit is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+# along with Cockpit; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
+#
+# This file is maintained at the following location:
+# https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit/blob/main/tools/cockpit.spec
+#
+# If you are editing this file in another location, changes will likely
+# be clobbered the next time an automated release is done.
+#
+# Check first cockpit-devel@lists.fedorahosted.org
+#
 
+# earliest base that the subpackages work on; this is still required as long as
+# we maintain the basic/optional split, then it can be replaced with just %{version}.
 %define required_base 266
 
 # we generally want CentOS packages to be like RHEL; special cases need to check %{centos} explicitly
@@ -121,68 +131,67 @@ Patch104:       selinux_libdir.patch
 %endif
 %endif
 
-BuildRequires:  gcc
-BuildRequires:  pam-devel
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gio-unix-2.0)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(json-glib-1.0)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(polkit-agent-1) >= 0.105
+BuildRequires: gcc
+BuildRequires: pkgconfig(gio-unix-2.0)
+BuildRequires: pkgconfig(json-glib-1.0)
+BuildRequires: pkgconfig(polkit-agent-1) >= 0.105
+BuildRequires: pam-devel
 
-BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/python3
-BuildRequires:  autoconf
-BuildRequires:  automake
-BuildRequires:  make
-BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires: autoconf automake
+BuildRequires: make
+BuildRequires: /usr/bin/python3
+BuildRequires: python3-devel
 %if ( 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 8 ) || 0%{?suse_version} <= 1500
 # RHEL 8's gettext does not yet have metainfo.its
-BuildRequires:  gettext >= 0.19.7
+BuildRequires: gettext >= 0.19.7
 %if 0%{?rhel}
-BuildRequires:  libappstream-glib-devel
+BuildRequires: libappstream-glib-devel
 %else
 # Suse's package has a different name
-BuildRequires:  appstream-glib-devel
+BuildRequires: appstream-glib-devel
 %endif
 %else
-BuildRequires:  gettext >= 0.21
+BuildRequires: gettext >= 0.21
 %endif
 %if 0%{?build_basic}
-BuildRequires:  libssh-devel >= 0.8.5
+BuildRequires: libssh-devel >= 0.8.5
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  glib-networking
-BuildRequires:  gnutls-devel >= 3.4.3
-BuildRequires:  libxslt-devel
-BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
-BuildRequires:  sed
-BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(krb5) >= 1.11
+BuildRequires: openssl-devel
+BuildRequires: gnutls-devel >= 3.4.3
+BuildRequires: zlib-devel
+BuildRequires: pkgconfig(krb5) >= 1.11
+BuildRequires: libxslt-devel
+BuildRequires: glib-networking
+BuildRequires: sed
 
-BuildRequires:  glib2-devel >= 2.50.0
+BuildRequires: glib2-devel >= 2.50.0
 # this is for runtimedir in the tls proxy ace21c8879
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsystemd) >= 235
+BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libsystemd) >= 235
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
-BuildRequires:  distribution-release
+BuildRequires: distribution-release
 %if %{build_pcp}
-BuildRequires:  libpcp-devel
-BuildRequires:  libpcp3
-BuildRequires:  libpcp_import1
-BuildRequires:  pcp-devel
+BuildRequires: libpcp-devel
+BuildRequires: pcp-devel
+BuildRequires: libpcp3
+BuildRequires: libpcp_import1
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  distribution-logos
-BuildRequires:  openssh
-BuildRequires:  wallpaper-branding
+BuildRequires: openssh
+BuildRequires: distribution-logos
+BuildRequires: wallpaper-branding
 # needed for /var/lib/pcp directory ownership
-BuildRequires:  pcp
+BuildRequires: pcp
 %else
 %if %{build_pcp}
-BuildRequires:  pcp-libs-devel
+BuildRequires: pcp-libs-devel
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  docbook-style-xsl
-BuildRequires:  openssh-clients
+BuildRequires: openssh-clients
+BuildRequires: docbook-style-xsl
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  gdb
-BuildRequires:  krb5-server
+BuildRequires: krb5-server
+BuildRequires: gdb
 
 # For documentation
-BuildRequires:  xmlto
+BuildRequires: xmlto
 
 %if 0%{?with_selinux}
 BuildRequires:  selinux-policy
@@ -191,30 +200,30 @@ BuildRequires:  selinux-policy-devel
 %endif
 
 # for rebuilding nodejs bits
-BuildRequires:  npm
-BuildRequires:  local-npm-registry
-BuildRequires:  sassc
+BuildRequires: npm
+BuildRequires: sassc
+BuildRequires: local-npm-registry
 
 # This is the "cockpit" metapackage. It should only
 # Require, Suggest or Recommend other cockpit-xxx subpackages
 
-Requires:       cockpit-bridge
-Requires:       cockpit-system
-Requires:       cockpit-ws
+Requires: cockpit-bridge
+Requires: cockpit-ws
+Requires: cockpit-system
 
 # Optional components
-Recommends:     (cockpit-storaged if udisks2)
-Recommends:     (cockpit-packagekit if dnf)
-Suggests:       cockpit-pcp
+Recommends: (cockpit-storaged if udisks2)
+Recommends: (cockpit-packagekit if dnf)
+Suggests: cockpit-pcp
 
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 0
-Recommends:     (cockpit-networkmanager if NetworkManager)
+Recommends: (cockpit-networkmanager if NetworkManager)
 # c-ostree is not in RHEL 8/9
-Recommends:     (cockpit-ostree if rpm-ostree)
-Suggests:       cockpit-selinux
+Recommends: (cockpit-ostree if rpm-ostree)
+Suggests: cockpit-selinux
 %endif
 %if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?centos} == 0
-Requires:       subscription-manager-cockpit
+Requires: subscription-manager-cockpit
 %endif
 
 %if 0%{?enable_old_bridge} == 0
@@ -286,6 +295,7 @@ autoreconf -fvi -I tools
     --disable-pcp \
 %endif
 
+
 %if 0%{?with_selinux}
 make -f /usr/share/selinux/devel/Makefile cockpit.pp
 bzip2 -9 cockpit.pp
@@ -494,17 +504,18 @@ troubleshooting, interactive command-line sessions, and more.
 %{_datadir}/pixmaps/cockpit.png
 %doc %{_mandir}/man1/cockpit.1.gz
 
+
 %package bridge
-Summary:        Cockpit bridge server-side component
-Requires:       glib-networking
-Provides:       cockpit-ssh = %{version}-%{release}
+Summary: Cockpit bridge server-side component
+Requires: glib-networking
+Provides: cockpit-ssh = %{version}-%{release}
 # 233 dropped jquery.js, pages started to bundle it (commit 049e8b8dce)
-Conflicts:      cockpit-dashboard < 233
-Conflicts:      cockpit-docker < 233
-Conflicts:      cockpit-networkmanager < 233
-Conflicts:      cockpit-storaged < 233
-Conflicts:      cockpit-system < 233
-Conflicts:      cockpit-tests < 233
+Conflicts: cockpit-dashboard < 233
+Conflicts: cockpit-networkmanager < 233
+Conflicts: cockpit-storaged < 233
+Conflicts: cockpit-system < 233
+Conflicts: cockpit-tests < 233
+Conflicts: cockpit-docker < 233
 
 %description bridge
 The Cockpit bridge component installed server side and runs commands on the
@@ -519,8 +530,8 @@ system on behalf of the web based user interface.
 %endif
 
 %package doc
-Summary:        Cockpit deployment and developer guide
-BuildArch:      noarch
+Summary: Cockpit deployment and developer guide
+BuildArch: noarch
 
 %description doc
 The Cockpit Deployment and Developer Guide shows sysadmins how to
@@ -534,35 +545,35 @@ embed or extend Cockpit.
 %{_docdir}/cockpit
 
 %package system
-Summary:        Cockpit admin interface package for configuring and troubleshooting a system
-BuildArch:      noarch
-Requires:       cockpit-bridge >= %{version}-%{release}
+Summary: Cockpit admin interface package for configuring and troubleshooting a system
+BuildArch: noarch
+Requires: cockpit-bridge >= %{version}-%{release}
 %if !0%{?suse_version}
-Requires:       shadow-utils
+Requires: shadow-utils
 %endif
-Requires:       /usr/bin/date
-Requires:       /usr/bin/pwscore
-Requires:       grep
-Provides:       cockpit-shell = %{version}-%{release}
-Provides:       cockpit-systemd = %{version}-%{release}
-Provides:       cockpit-tuned = %{version}-%{release}
-Provides:       cockpit-users = %{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes:      cockpit-dashboard < %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: grep
+Requires: /usr/bin/pwscore
+Requires: /usr/bin/date
+Provides: cockpit-shell = %{version}-%{release}
+Provides: cockpit-systemd = %{version}-%{release}
+Provides: cockpit-tuned = %{version}-%{release}
+Provides: cockpit-users = %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes: cockpit-dashboard < %{version}-%{release}
 %if 0%{?rhel}
-Requires:       NetworkManager >= 1.6
-Requires:       kexec-tools
-Requires:       sos
-Requires:       sudo
-Recommends:     PackageKit
-Recommends:     setroubleshoot-server >= 3.3.3
-Suggests:       NetworkManager-team
-Provides:       cockpit-kdump = %{version}-%{release}
-Provides:       cockpit-networkmanager = %{version}-%{release}
-Provides:       cockpit-selinux = %{version}-%{release}
-Provides:       cockpit-sosreport = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: NetworkManager >= 1.6
+Requires: kexec-tools
+Requires: sos
+Requires: sudo
+Recommends: PackageKit
+Recommends: setroubleshoot-server >= 3.3.3
+Suggests: NetworkManager-team
+Provides: cockpit-kdump = %{version}-%{release}
+Provides: cockpit-networkmanager = %{version}-%{release}
+Provides: cockpit-selinux = %{version}-%{release}
+Provides: cockpit-sosreport = %{version}-%{release}
 %endif
 %if 0%{?fedora}
-Recommends:     (reportd if abrt)
+Recommends: (reportd if abrt)
 %endif
 
 #NPM_PROVIDES
@@ -574,25 +585,25 @@ This package contains the Cockpit shell and system configuration interfaces.
 %dir %{_datadir}/cockpit/shell/images
 
 %package ws
-Summary:        Cockpit Web Service
-Requires:       glib-networking
-Requires:       glib2 >= 2.50.0
-Requires:       openssl
+Summary: Cockpit Web Service
+Requires: glib-networking
+Requires: openssl
+Requires: glib2 >= 2.50.0
 %if 0%{?with_selinux}
-Requires:       (selinux-policy >= %{_selinux_policy_version} if selinux-policy-%{selinuxtype})
+Requires: (selinux-policy >= %{_selinux_policy_version} if selinux-policy-%{selinuxtype})
 Requires(post): (policycoreutils if selinux-policy-%{selinuxtype})
 %endif
-Conflicts:      firewalld < 0.6.0-1
-Recommends:     sscg >= 2.3
-Recommends:     system-logos
-Suggests:       sssd-dbus >= 2.6.2
+Conflicts: firewalld < 0.6.0-1
+Recommends: sscg >= 2.3
+Recommends: system-logos
+Suggests: sssd-dbus >= 2.6.2
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
-Requires(pre):  permissions
-Requires:       distribution-logos
-Requires:       wallpaper-branding
+Requires(pre): permissions
+Requires: distribution-logos
+Requires: wallpaper-branding
 %endif
 # for cockpit-desktop
-Suggests:       python3
+Suggests: python3
 Provides:       group(cockpit-ws)
 Provides:       group(cockpit-wsinstance)
 Provides:       user(cockpit-ws)
@@ -746,11 +757,11 @@ done
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 0
 
 %package kdump
-Summary:        Cockpit user interface for kernel crash dumping
-Requires:       cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
-Requires:       cockpit-shell >= %{required_base}
-Requires:       kexec-tools
-BuildArch:      noarch
+Summary: Cockpit user interface for kernel crash dumping
+Requires: cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
+Requires: cockpit-shell >= %{required_base}
+Requires: kexec-tools
+BuildArch: noarch
 
 %description kdump
 The Cockpit component for configuring kernel crash dumping.
@@ -760,11 +771,11 @@ The Cockpit component for configuring kernel crash dumping.
 
 %if !0%{?suse_version}
 %package sosreport
-Summary:        Cockpit user interface for diagnostic reports
-Requires:       cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
-Requires:       cockpit-shell >= %{required_base}
-Requires:       sos
-BuildArch:      noarch
+Summary: Cockpit user interface for diagnostic reports
+Requires: cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
+Requires: cockpit-shell >= %{required_base}
+Requires: sos
+BuildArch: noarch
 
 %description sosreport
 The Cockpit component for creating diagnostic reports with the
@@ -776,14 +787,14 @@ sosreport tool.
 %endif
 
 %package networkmanager
-Summary:        Cockpit user interface for networking, using NetworkManager
-Requires:       NetworkManager >= 1.6
-Requires:       cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
-Requires:       cockpit-shell >= %{required_base}
-Conflicts:      cockpit-wicked
+Summary: Cockpit user interface for networking, using NetworkManager
+Requires: cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
+Requires: cockpit-shell >= %{required_base}
+Requires: NetworkManager >= 1.6
+Conflicts: cockpit-wicked
 # Optional components
-Recommends:     NetworkManager-team
-BuildArch:      noarch
+Recommends: NetworkManager-team
+BuildArch: noarch
 
 %description networkmanager
 The Cockpit component for managing networking.  This package uses NetworkManager.
@@ -796,9 +807,9 @@ The Cockpit component for managing networking.  This package uses NetworkManager
 %if 0%{?rhel} == 0 && ( 0%{?suse_version} >= 1500 || 0%{?is_smo} )
 
 %package selinux
-Summary:        Cockpit SELinux package
-Requires:       cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
-Requires:       cockpit-shell >= %{required_base}
+Summary: Cockpit SELinux package
+Requires: cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
+Requires: cockpit-shell >= %{required_base}
 Requires:       policycoreutils-python-utils >= 3.1
 # setroubleshoot is available on SLE Micro starting with 5.5)
 %if !0%{?suse_version}  || ( 0%{?is_smo} && 0%{?sle_version} >= 150500 ) || 0%{?suse_version} >= 1600
@@ -831,26 +842,26 @@ Dummy package from building optional packages only; never install or publish me.
 %if 0%{?build_optional}
 
 %package -n cockpit-storaged
-Summary:        Cockpit user interface for storage, using udisks
-Requires:       %{__python3}
-Requires:       cockpit-shell >= %{required_base}
-Requires:       udisks2 >= 2.9
+Summary: Cockpit user interface for storage, using udisks
+Requires: cockpit-shell >= %{required_base}
+Requires: udisks2 >= 2.9
+Requires: %{__python3}
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
-Requires:       libudisks2-0_btrfs >= 2.9
-Requires:       libudisks2-0_lvm2 >= 2.9
-Recommends:     multipath-tools
-Requires:       python3-dbus-python
+Requires: libudisks2-0_lvm2 >= 2.9
+Requires: libudisks2-0_btrfs >= 2.9
+Recommends: multipath-tools
+Requires: python3-dbus-python
 %else
-Recommends:     udisks2-iscsi >= 2.9
-Recommends:     udisks2-lvm2 >= 2.9
+Recommends: udisks2-lvm2 >= 2.9
+Recommends: udisks2-iscsi >= 2.9
 %if ! 0%{?rhel}
-Recommends:     udisks2-btrfs >= 2.9
+Recommends: udisks2-btrfs >= 2.9
 %endif
-Recommends:     clevis-luks
-Recommends:     device-mapper-multipath
-Requires:       python3-dbus
+Recommends: device-mapper-multipath
+Recommends: clevis-luks
+Requires: python3-dbus
 %endif
-BuildArch:      noarch
+BuildArch: noarch
 
 %description -n cockpit-storaged
 The Cockpit component for managing storage.  This package uses udisks.
@@ -860,11 +871,11 @@ The Cockpit component for managing storage.  This package uses udisks.
 
 %if 0%{?build_tests}
 %package -n cockpit-tests
-Summary:        Tests for Cockpit
-Requires:       cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
-Requires:       cockpit-system >= %{required_base}
-Requires:       openssh-clients
-Provides:       cockpit-test-assets = %{version}-%{release}
+Summary: Tests for Cockpit
+Requires: cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
+Requires: cockpit-system >= %{required_base}
+Requires: openssh-clients
+Provides: cockpit-test-assets = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description -n cockpit-tests
 This package contains tests and files used while testing Cockpit.
@@ -879,7 +890,7 @@ These files are not required for running Cockpit.
 %endif
 
 %package devel
-Summary:        Development files for for Cockpit
+Summary: Development files for for Cockpit
 
 %description devel
 This package contains files used to develop cockpit modules
@@ -889,9 +900,9 @@ This package contains files used to develop cockpit modules
 
 %if %{build_pcp}
 %package -n cockpit-pcp
-Summary:        Cockpit PCP integration
-Requires:       cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
-Requires:       pcp
+Summary: Cockpit PCP integration
+Requires: cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
+Requires: pcp
 
 %description -n cockpit-pcp
 Cockpit support for reading PCP metrics and loading PCP archives.
@@ -906,13 +917,13 @@ systemctl reload-or-try-restart pmlogger
 %endif
 
 %package -n cockpit-packagekit
-Summary:        Cockpit user interface for packages
-BuildArch:      noarch
-Requires:       PackageKit
-Requires:       cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
-Recommends:     python3-tracer
+Summary: Cockpit user interface for packages
+BuildArch: noarch
+Requires: cockpit-bridge >= %{required_base}
+Requires: PackageKit
+Recommends: python3-tracer
 # HACK: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1800468
-Requires:       polkit
+Requires: polkit
 
 %description -n cockpit-packagekit
 The Cockpit components for installing OS updates and Cockpit add-ons,
@@ -923,4 +934,5 @@ via PackageKit.
 #/ build optional extension packages
 %endif
 
+# The changelog is automatically generated and merged
 %changelog