diff --git a/exim.changes b/exim.changes
index 8154b7d..6fcf7e5 100644
--- a/exim.changes
+++ b/exim.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Mar 28 13:46:34 UTC 2023 - Peter Wullinger <wullinger@rz.uni-kiel.de>
+
+- enable sender rewriting support (SUPPORT_SRS)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 25 12:56:05 UTC 2023 - Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/exim.spec b/exim.spec
index 1f0246e..1aa0ce3 100644
--- a/exim.spec
+++ b/exim.spec
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Requires(pre):  group(mail)
 Requires(pre):  fileutils textutils
 %endif
 Version:        4.96
-Release:        0
+Release:        1
 %if %{with_mysql}
 BuildRequires:  mysql-devel
 %endif
@@ -292,6 +292,8 @@ cat <<-EOF > Local/Makefile
 	EXPERIMENTAL_CERTNAMES=yes
 	EXPERIMENTAL_DSN=yes
 	SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE=/etc/aliases
+    # enable SRS
+    SUPPORT_SRS=yes
 %if %{with dane}
     SUPPORT_DANE=yes
 %endif