diff --git a/python-Faker.changes b/python-Faker.changes
index 6a58f2f..841f0d1 100644
--- a/python-Faker.changes
+++ b/python-Faker.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 19 12:11:40 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Convert to libalternatives on SLE-16-based and newer systems only
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul  8 13:18:02 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Convert to libalternatives
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Apr  1 11:43:29 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-Faker.spec b/python-Faker.spec
index bdea814..4ebb047 100644
--- a/python-Faker.spec
+++ b/python-Faker.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 #
 
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
+%bcond_without libalternatives
+%else
+%bcond_with libalternatives
+%endif
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-Faker
 Version:        26.1.0
@@ -35,10 +40,15 @@ BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-python-dateutil >= 2.4
 Requires:       python-text-unidecode >= 1.3
-Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(postun): update-alternatives
 Obsoletes:      python3-fake-factory < %{version}-%{release}
 Provides:       python3-fake-factory = %{version}-%{release}
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+BuildRequires:  alts
+Requires:       alts
+%else
+Requires(post): update-alternatives
+Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+%endif
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %python_subpackages
 
@@ -62,6 +72,9 @@ sed -i -e 's:==:>=:g' setup.py
 %python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/faker
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
+%pre
+%python_libalternatives_reset_alternative faker
+
 %post
 %python_install_alternative faker