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new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/darktable.changes b/darktable.changes
index 3f220da..9ece5ec 100644
--- a/darktable.changes
+++ b/darktable.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Dec 22 08:28:20 UTC 2024 - Atri Bhattacharya <badshah400@gmail.com>
+
+- Update to version 5.0.0:
+  * Long list of changes, see
+    <https://www.darktable.org/2024/12/darktable-5.0.0-released/>.
+- Drop use of deprecated %suse_update_desktop_file macro.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Aug  2 09:13:53 UTC 2024 - Paolo Stivanin <info@paolostivanin.com>
 
diff --git a/darktable.dsc b/darktable.dsc
index d4c80b9..9776f5a 100644
--- a/darktable.dsc
+++ b/darktable.dsc
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Section: graphics
 Priority: optional
 Binary: darktable darktable-tools-basecurve darktable-tools-noise
 Architecture: any-amd64 any-arm64 any-ppc64el
-Version: 4.8.1-1.1
+Version: 5.0.0-1.1
 Homepage: http://www.darktable.org/
 #               libavif-dev (>= 0.9.1),
 Build-Depends: cmake (>= 3.18),
diff --git a/darktable.spec b/darktable.spec
index d4ec475..cb3c3e5 100644
--- a/darktable.spec
+++ b/darktable.spec
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:           darktable
-Version:        4.8.1
+Version:        5.0.0
 Release:        0
 %global pkg_name darktable
 %global pkg_version %{version}
@@ -155,9 +155,6 @@ BuildRequires:  libxslt
 %if %{with translated_manpages}
 BuildRequires:  po4a
 %endif
-%if 0%{?suse_version}
-BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
-%endif
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  hicolor-icon-theme
 BuildRequires:  xz
@@ -359,9 +356,6 @@ make %{_smp_mflags} VERBOSE=1
 %if %{with cmake_macros}
 %cmake_install
 
-%if 0%{?suse_version}
-%suse_update_desktop_file %{desktop_filename}
-%endif
 #/ cmake macros branch
 %else
 # fedora branch
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