diff --git a/python-pyxdg.changes b/python-pyxdg.changes
index f5ae96a..bb15abd 100644
--- a/python-pyxdg.changes
+++ b/python-pyxdg.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Apr 29 07:22:54 UTC 2021 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Obsolete python-xdg to resolve conflicting state (boo#1178803)
+  * see https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=262403 for a workaround
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec  3 02:30:45 UTC 2020 - Benjamin Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-pyxdg.spec b/python-pyxdg.spec
index 0fe9e12..b1cf95f 100644
--- a/python-pyxdg.spec
+++ b/python-pyxdg.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-pyxdg
 #
-# 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
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ BuildRequires:  shared-mime-info
 Requires:       hicolor-icon-theme
 Requires:       shared-mime-info
 Conflicts:      python-xdg
+Obsoletes:      python-xdg
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %python_subpackages