diff --git a/openssl.changes b/openssl.changes
index d500ce8..ae12600 100644
--- a/openssl.changes
+++ b/openssl.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon May 31 09:56:39 UTC 2021 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Provide openssl(cli) and ssl by the meta package: Together with
+  the suggests openssl in the base patterns, any consumer of these
+  symbols should get the openssl meta package as candidate, which
+  allows us to easier change the recommended default version.
+
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 Thu Mar 25 22:59:26 UTC 2021 - Jason Sikes <jsikes@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/openssl.spec b/openssl.spec
index 455a535..23d350e 100644
--- a/openssl.spec
+++ b/openssl.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Requires:       openssl-%{_sonum} = %{version}
 # the debuginfo package is now openssl-%%{_sonum}-debuginfo (boo#1040172)
 Obsoletes:      openssl-debuginfo
 BuildArch:      noarch
+Provides:       openssl(cli)
+Provides:       ssl
 
 %description
 The OpenSSL Project is a collaborative effort to develop a robust,