diff --git a/dbus-1-x11.changes b/dbus-1-x11.changes
index ab4418e..066e11f 100644
--- a/dbus-1-x11.changes
+++ b/dbus-1-x11.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep 23 15:42:27 UTC 2021 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.de>
+
+- Added BuildRequires alts for libalternatives.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep 16 12:52:55 UTC 2021 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.de>
+
+- Fixed spec file regarding removing old update-alternatives
+  entries.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug  4 10:04:12 UTC 2021 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.de>
+
+- Use libalternatives instead of update-alternatives.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul 16 21:28:10 UTC 2020 - Matthias Eliasson <elimat@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/dbus-1-x11.spec b/dbus-1-x11.spec
index cd02f4f..407ab6f 100644
--- a/dbus-1-x11.spec
+++ b/dbus-1-x11.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 #
 
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
+%bcond_without libalternatives
+%else
+%bcond_with libalternatives
+%endif
+
 %define _name   dbus
 %define _libname libdbus-1-3
 %if 0%{?suse_version} <= 1320
@@ -45,8 +51,13 @@ BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsystemd) >= 209
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(x11)
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+Requires:       alts
+BuildRequires:  alts
+%else
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(preun):update-alternatives
+%endif
 Supplements:    (dbus-1 and libX11-6)
 Provides:       dbus-launch
 %if %{with selinux}
@@ -94,8 +105,27 @@ tdir=$(mktemp -d)
 make DESTDIR=$tdir install
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}
 mv $tdir/%{_bindir}/dbus-launch %{buildroot}/%{_bindir}/dbus-launch.x11
+%if ! %{with libalternatives}
+# create symlinks for update-alternatives
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives
 ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/dbus-launch %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/dbus-launch
+%else
+# create entries for libalternatives
+ln -sf %{_bindir}/alts %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/dbus-launch
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/libalternatives/dbus-launch
+cat > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/libalternatives/dbus-launch/20.conf <<EOF
+binary=%{_bindir}/dbus-launch.x11
+group=dbus-launch
+EOF
+%endif
+
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+%pre
+# removing old update-alternatives entries
+if [ "$1" -gt 0 ] && [ -f %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives ] ; then
+    %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --remove dbus-launch %{_bindir}/dbus-launch.x11
+fi
+%else
 
 %post
 %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --install %{_bindir}/dbus-launch dbus-launch %{_bindir}/dbus-launch.x11 20
@@ -104,9 +134,16 @@ ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/dbus-launch %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/dbus-lau
 if [ "$1" = 0 ] ; then
   %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --remove dbus-launch %{_bindir}/dbus-launch.x11
 fi
+%endif
 
 %files
+%if ! %{with libalternatives}
 %ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/dbus-launch
+%else
+%dir %{_datadir}/libalternatives
+%dir %{_datadir}/libalternatives/dbus-launch
+%{_datadir}/libalternatives/dbus-launch/20.conf
+%endif
 %{_bindir}/dbus-launch
 %{_bindir}/dbus-launch.x11
 
diff --git a/dbus-1.changes b/dbus-1.changes
index 4183f43..86e0c7f 100644
--- a/dbus-1.changes
+++ b/dbus-1.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Nov  8 16:42:10 UTC 2021 - Callum Farmer <gmbr3@opensuse.org>
+
+- Add CONFIG parameter to %sysusers_generate_pre
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep 23 15:41:27 UTC 2021 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.de>
+
+- Added BuildRequires alts for libalternatives.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep 16 12:51:27 UTC 2021 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.de>
+
+- Fixed spec file regarding removing old update-alternatives
+  entries.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug  4 10:03:46 UTC 2021 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.de>
+
+- Use libalternatives instead of update-alternatives.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Apr  7 22:35:58 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/dbus-1.spec b/dbus-1.spec
index 7bbd57c..d167547 100644
--- a/dbus-1.spec
+++ b/dbus-1.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 #
 
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
+%bcond_without libalternatives
+%else
+%bcond_with libalternatives
+%endif
+
 %define with_systemd 1
 %define _name   dbus
 %define _libname libdbus-1-3
@@ -43,15 +49,19 @@ BuildRequires:  libcap-ng-devel
 BuildRequires:  libexpat-devel >= 2.1.0
 BuildRequires:  permissions
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
-BuildRequires:  sysuser-shadow
 BuildRequires:  sysuser-tools
 BuildRequires:  xmlto
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsystemd) >= 209
 Requires(post): %{_libname} = %{version}
-Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(post): diffutils
 Requires(pre):  permissions
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+Requires:       alts
+BuildRequires:  alts
+%else
+Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(preun):update-alternatives
+%endif
 Provides:       dbus-launch
 %sysusers_requires
 %if %{with selinux}
@@ -124,7 +134,7 @@ export V=1
 # The original dbus sysusers config does not create our account,
 # overwrite it with our user definition
 cp %{SOURCE5} bus/sysusers.d/dbus.conf
-%sysusers_generate_pre %{SOURCE5} messagebus
+%sysusers_generate_pre %{SOURCE5} messagebus dbus.conf
 
 %check
 %make_build check
@@ -161,8 +171,19 @@ ln -sf /%{_bindir}/dbus-update-activation-environment %{buildroot}/bin/dbus-upda
 ln -sf /%{_bindir}/dbus-uuidgen %{buildroot}/bin/dbus-uuidgen
 %endif
 
+%if ! %{with libalternatives}
+# create symlinks for update-alternatives
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives
 ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/dbus-launch %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/dbus-launch
+%else
+# create entries for libalternatives
+ln -sf %{_bindir}/alts %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/dbus-launch
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/libalternatives/dbus-launch
+cat > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/libalternatives/dbus-launch/10.conf <<EOF
+binary=%{_bindir}/dbus-launch.nox11
+group=dbus-launch
+EOF
+%endif
 
 find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" -delete -print
 
@@ -176,6 +197,12 @@ rm -Rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/doc/dbus
 
 %pre -f messagebus.pre
 %service_add_pre dbus.service dbus.socket
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+# removing old update-alternatives entries
+if [ "$1" -gt 0 ] && [ -f %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives ] ; then
+    %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --remove dbus-launch %{_bindir}/dbus-launch.nox11
+fi
+%endif
 
 %post
 if [ -e %{_localstatedir}/lib/dbus/machine-id -a -e %{_sysconfdir}/machine-id ]; then
@@ -191,14 +218,18 @@ fi
 
 /sbin/ldconfig
 %set_permissions %{_libexecdir}/dbus-1/dbus-daemon-launch-helper
+%if ! %{with libalternatives}
 %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --install %{_bindir}/dbus-launch dbus-launch %{_bindir}/dbus-launch.nox11 10
+%endif
 %service_add_post dbus.service dbus.socket
 %tmpfiles_create %{_prefix}/lib/tmpfiles.d/dbus.conf
 
 %preun
+%if ! %{with libalternatives}
 if [ "$1" = 0 ] ; then
   %{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --remove dbus-launch %{_bindir}/dbus-launch.nox11
 fi
+%endif
 %service_del_preun dbus.service dbus.socket
 
 %postun
@@ -259,7 +290,13 @@ fi
 %{_userunitdir}/dbus.socket
 %dir %{_userunitdir}/sockets.target.wants
 %{_userunitdir}/sockets.target.wants/dbus.socket
+%if ! %{with libalternatives}
 %ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/dbus-launch
+%else
+%dir %{_datadir}/libalternatives
+%dir %{_datadir}/libalternatives/dbus-launch
+%{_datadir}/libalternatives/dbus-launch/10.conf
+%endif
 %{_bindir}/dbus-launch.nox11
 %{_bindir}/dbus-launch