diff --git a/python-uv.changes b/python-uv.changes
index d80d8f1..ab953df 100644
--- a/python-uv.changes
+++ b/python-uv.changes
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ Sat Sep 21 16:04:19 UTC 2024 - Soc Virnyl Estela <obs@uncomfyhalomacro.pl>
   * Avoid treating `.whl` sources as source distributions
   * Clarify Python requirement source for script incompatibilities
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 13 11:11:48 UTC 2024 - Soc Virnyl Estela <obs@uncomfyhalomacro.pl>
+
+- Attempt to use clang+mold for faster and less memory intensive linking
+  * fallback to ld and gcc if leap.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 13 07:12:55 UTC 2024 - Adrian Schröter <adrian@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/python-uv.spec b/python-uv.spec
index 511bb52..1dd700d 100644
--- a/python-uv.spec
+++ b/python-uv.spec
@@ -20,6 +20,16 @@
 %global force_gcc_version 13
 %endif
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1600
+%bcond_without mold
+%else
+%bcond_with    mold
+%endif
+
+%if %{with mold}
+%global build_rustflags "-C" "linker=clang" "-C" "link-arg='-fuse-ld=/usr/bin/mold -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now'" "-C" "debuginfo=2" "-C" "incremental=false" "-C" "strip=none"
+%endif
+
 %bcond_without libalternatives
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-uv
@@ -38,7 +48,17 @@ BuildRequires:  cargo >= 1.80
 BuildRequires:  cargo-packaging
 BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
-BuildRequires:  gcc%{?force_gcc_version}-c++
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1600
+BuildRequires:  c++_compiler
+BuildRequires:  c_compiler
+BuildRequires:  clang
+BuildRequires:  mold
+%else
+BuildRequires:  gcc13
+BuildRequires:  gcc13-c++
+BuildRequires:  libstdc++6-devel-gcc13
+%endif
+BuildRequires:  cargo >= 1.80
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  zstd
 Obsoletes:      uv < %{version}
@@ -86,6 +106,10 @@ drop-in replacement for common pip and pip-tools workflows.
 %autosetup -p1 -a1 -n uv-%{version}
 
 %build
+export CARGO_AUDITABLE="auditable"
+export CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0
+export CARGO_FEATURE_VENDORED=1
+export RUSTFLAGS="%build_rustflags"
 export CARGO_NET_OFFLINE=true
 %ifarch %rust_tier1_arches
 export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_DEBUG=full
@@ -101,12 +125,24 @@ export CXX="g++-%{?force_gcc_version}"
 %pyproject_wheel
 
 %install
+export PATH="%{buildroot}%{_bindir}:${PATH}"
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/fish/vendor_completions.d
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/zsh/site-functions
+export CARGO_AUDITABLE="auditable"
+export CARGO_INCREMENTAL=0
+export CARGO_FEATURE_VENDORED=1
+export RUSTFLAGS="%build_rustflags"
 export CARGO_NET_OFFLINE=true
 %ifarch %rust_tier1_arches
 export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_DEBUG=full
 %else
 export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_DEBUG=limited
 %endif
+%if 0%{?force_gcc_version}
+export CC="gcc-%{?force_gcc_version}"
+export CXX="g++-%{?force_gcc_version}"
+%endif
 export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_SPLIT_DEBUGINFO=off
 export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_STRIP=false
 %pyproject_install
@@ -116,21 +152,12 @@ export CARGO_PROFILE_RELEASE_STRIP=false
 %python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/uvx
 %python_group_libalternatives uvx
 
-export PATH="%{buildroot}%{_bindir}:${PATH}"
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/fish/vendor_completions.d
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/zsh/site-functions
-%{python_expand  # add whitespace when using this macro so it works so putting random comment for that
-  uv-%{$python_bin_suffix} --generate-shell-completion bash > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/uv-%{$python_bin_suffix}
-  uv-%{$python_bin_suffix} --generate-shell-completion fish > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/fish/vendor_completions.d/uv-%{$python_bin_suffix}.fish
-  uv-%{$python_bin_suffix} --generate-shell-completion zsh  > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/zsh/site-functions/_uv-%{$python_bin_suffix}
-}
-
-%{python_expand
-  uvx-%{$python_bin_suffix} --generate-shell-completion bash > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/uvx-%{$python_bin_suffix}
-  uvx-%{$python_bin_suffix} --generate-shell-completion fish > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/fish/vendor_completions.d/uvx-%{$python_bin_suffix}.fish
-  uvx-%{$python_bin_suffix} --generate-shell-completion zsh  > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/zsh/site-functions/_uvx-%{$python_bin_suffix}
-}
+%python_expand uv-%{$python_bin_suffix} --generate-shell-completion bash > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/uv-%{$python_bin_suffix}
+%python_expand uv-%{$python_bin_suffix} --generate-shell-completion fish > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/fish/vendor_completions.d/uv-%{$python_bin_suffix}.fish
+%python_expand uv-%{$python_bin_suffix} --generate-shell-completion zsh  > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/zsh/site-functions/_uv-%{$python_bin_suffix}
+%python_expand uv-%{$python_bin_suffix} tool uvx --generate-shell-completion bash > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/uvx-%{$python_bin_suffix}
+%python_expand uv-%{$python_bin_suffix} tool uvx --generate-shell-completion fish > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/fish/vendor_completions.d/uvx-%{$python_bin_suffix}.fish
+%python_expand uv-%{$python_bin_suffix} tool uvx --generate-shell-completion zsh  > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/zsh/site-functions/_uvx-%{$python_bin_suffix}
 
 %pre
 %python_libalternatives_reset_alternative uv