diff --git a/config.sh b/config.sh
index 854309c..251c5c9 100644
--- a/config.sh
+++ b/config.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ echo FONT="eurlatgr.psfu" >> /etc/vconsole.conf
 #======================================
 # prepare for setting root pw, timezone
 #--------------------------------------
-echo ** "reset machine settings"
-sed -i 's/^root:[^:]*:/root:*:/' /etc/shadow
+echo "** reset machine settings"
 rm -f /etc/machine-id \
       /var/lib/zypp/AnonymousUniqueId \
       /var/lib/systemd/random-seed \
diff --git a/kiwi-templates-JeOS.changes b/kiwi-templates-JeOS.changes
index 88ebdda..da12e39 100644
--- a/kiwi-templates-JeOS.changes
+++ b/kiwi-templates-JeOS.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jan 19 13:05:39 UTC 2021 - Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>
+
+- Drop /etc/shadow modification in config.sh, fixed in system-user-root
+  meanwhile
+- Fix bare *** in config.sh
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Dec  2 14:28:44 UTC 2020 - Guillaume GARDET <guillaume.gardet@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/kiwi-templates-JeOS.spec b/kiwi-templates-JeOS.spec
index 36b8d4d..de224cd 100644
--- a/kiwi-templates-JeOS.spec
+++ b/kiwi-templates-JeOS.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package kiwi-templates-JeOS
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed