diff --git a/libservicelog.changes b/libservicelog.changes
index d8f17c1..6ce3a4c 100644
--- a/libservicelog.changes
+++ b/libservicelog.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 26 15:11:01 UTC 2023 - Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.com>
+
+- Use sysuser-tools package instead of creating the group (bsc#1216613)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul 15 18:57:56 UTC 2021 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
@@ -9,7 +14,7 @@ Thu Jul 15 18:57:56 UTC 2021 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 Thu Jul 15 15:54:56 UTC 2021 - Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.com>
 
 - Update to version 1.1.19 (jsc#SLE-18189)
-  - Fix segfault on servicelog_open() failure 
+  - Fix segfault on servicelog_open() failure
   - New project location
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/libservicelog.spec b/libservicelog.spec
index 4b927cd..e16e092 100644
--- a/libservicelog.spec
+++ b/libservicelog.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libservicelog
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -16,28 +16,37 @@
 #
 
 
-Name:           libservicelog
 %define lname	libservicelog-1_1-1
+%if 0%{?suse_version} < 1500
+%global system_user_pkg 0
+%else
+%global system_user_pkg 1
+%endif
+Name:           libservicelog
 Version:        1.1.19
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Servicelog Database and Library
 License:        LGPL-2.0-or-later
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 URL:            https://github.com/power-ras/libservicelog/
-
 #Git-Clone:	https://github.com/power-ras/libservicelog.git
 #Git-Web:	https://github.com/power-ras/libservicelog/
 Source0:        https://github.com/power-ras/libservicelog/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        baselibs.conf
 Source2:        libservicelog-rpmlintrc
-Requires(pre):  %{_sbindir}/groupadd
+Source3:        system-group-service.conf
 BuildRequires:  autoconf
 BuildRequires:  automake
 BuildRequires:  librtas-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtool
-BuildRequires:  pkg-config
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  sqlite3-devel
 ExclusiveArch:  ppc ppc64 ppc64le
+%if %{system_user_pkg}
+Requires(pre):  sysuser-tools
+%else
+Requires(pre):  %{_sbindir}/groupadd
+%endif
 
 %description
 The libservicelog package contains a library to create and maintain a
@@ -46,12 +55,12 @@ allows for the logging of serviceable and informational events, and for
 the logging of service procedures that have been performed upon the
 system.
 
-%package -n %lname
+%package -n %{lname}
 Summary:        Servicelog Database and Library
 Group:          System/Libraries
-Requires:       %name
+Requires:       %{name}
 
-%description -n %lname
+%description -n %{lname}
 The libservicelog package contains a library to create and maintain a
 database for storing events related to system service. This database
 allows for the logging of serviceable and informational events, and for
@@ -61,7 +70,7 @@ system.
 %package        devel
 Summary:        Development files for libservicelog
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
-Requires:       %lname = %version
+Requires:       %{lname} = %{version}
 Requires:       glibc-devel
 Requires:       sqlite3-devel
 
@@ -75,24 +84,36 @@ Header files for building with libservicelog.
 autoreconf -fiv
 %configure --disable-static
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
+%if %{system_user_pkg}
+%sysusers_generate_pre %{SOURCE3} libservicelog system-group-service.conf
+%else
+cat > libservicelog.pre <<EOF
+getent group service >/dev/null || %{_sbindir}/groupadd -r service
+EOF
+%endif
 
 %install
 %make_install
-rm -f %{buildroot}/%{_libdir}/*.la
+find %{buildroot} -type f -name "*.la" -delete -print
+%if %{system_user_pkg}
+install -m 0644 -D -t %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}/ %{SOURCE3}
+%endif
 
-%pre
-getent group service >/dev/null || %{_sbindir}/groupadd -r service
+%pre -f libservicelog.pre
 
-%post    -n %lname -p /sbin/ldconfig
-%postun  -n %lname -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%post    -n %{lname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun  -n %{lname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %files
 %license COPYING
 %doc AUTHORS
-%attr( 754, root, service ) %dir /var/lib/servicelog
-%attr( 644, root, service ) /var/lib/servicelog/servicelog.db
+%attr( 754, root, service ) %dir %{_localstatedir}/lib/servicelog
+%attr( 644, root, service ) %{_localstatedir}/lib/servicelog/servicelog.db
+%if %{system_user_pkg}
+%{_sysusersdir}/system-group-service.conf
+%endif
 
-%files -n %lname
+%files -n %{lname}
 %{_libdir}/lib*.so.*
 
 %files devel
diff --git a/system-group-service.conf b/system-group-service.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b50f53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system-group-service.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Type Name ID GECOS [HOME]
+# Access to certain kernel and userspace facilities
+g service    -     -