diff --git a/patterns-gnome.changes b/patterns-gnome.changes
index c684a37..a82e6bb 100644
--- a/patterns-gnome.changes
+++ b/patterns-gnome.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Sep 29 17:10:55 UTC 2021 - Bjørn Lie <bjorn.lie@gmail.com>
+
+- Drop gnome-power-manager Recommends: Package is dormant upstream
+  and on its way to be replaced by new features inside of
+  gnome-control-center.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jul 28 07:31:40 UTC 2021 - Yifan Jiang <yfjiang@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/patterns-gnome.spec b/patterns-gnome.spec
index e328784..6db6a3a 100644
--- a/patterns-gnome.spec
+++ b/patterns-gnome.spec
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ Recommends:     desktop-file-utils
 Recommends:     gnome-keyring-pam
 # implied by gnome-keyring-pam
 #Recommends:     gnome-keyring
-Recommends:     gnome-power-manager
 # implied by gdm
 #Requires: gnome-shell
 #Requires: gnome-settings-daemon