diff --git a/xorg-x11-libs.changes b/xorg-x11-libs.changes
index 0b62104..cc14594 100644
--- a/xorg-x11-libs.changes
+++ b/xorg-x11-libs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan 31 16:31:43 UTC 2018 - sndirsch@suse.com
+
+- raised version number of package; improved definitions for
+  provide/obsolete of xorg-x11-util-devel so makedepend, lndir,
+  gccmakedep, xorg-cf-files and xorg-sgml-doctools no longer
+  conflict with xorg-x11-devel package (bsc#1077489)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 29 11:28:16 UTC 2018 - sndirsch@suse.com
 
diff --git a/xorg-x11-libs.spec b/xorg-x11-libs.spec
index 7de1e2e..b1420bc 100644
--- a/xorg-x11-libs.spec
+++ b/xorg-x11-libs.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           xorg-x11-libs
-Version:        7.6
+Version:        7.6.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Compatibility metapackage for X.Org libraries
 License:        GPL-2.0+ and MIT
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/X11
 Provides:       XFree86-devel
 Provides:       xorg-x11-compat70-devel
 Provides:       xorg-x11-man
-Provides:       xorg-x11-util-devel
+Provides:       xorg-x11-util-devel = 7.6.1
 Obsoletes:      xorg-x11-compat70-devel
 Obsoletes:      xorg-x11-man
-Obsoletes:      xorg-x11-util-devel
+Obsoletes:      xorg-x11-util-devel < 7.6.1
 # bug437293
 %ifarch ppc64
 Obsoletes:      xorg-x11-devel-64bit