diff --git a/python-Fabric.changes b/python-Fabric.changes
index 60fd6ce..6fd7178 100644
--- a/python-Fabric.changes
+++ b/python-Fabric.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 14 13:29:28 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Convert to libalternatives on SLE-16-based and newer systems only
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul  8 13:16:23 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Convert to libalternatives
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 22 06:25:46 UTC 2024 - Steve Kowalik <steven.kowalik@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-Fabric.spec b/python-Fabric.spec
index 2b6d28c..c832f48 100644
--- a/python-Fabric.spec
+++ b/python-Fabric.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-Fabric
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 #
 
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
+%bcond_without libalternatives
+%else
+%bcond_with libalternatives
+%endif
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-Fabric
 Version:        3.2.2
@@ -45,16 +50,19 @@ Requires:       python-Deprecated
 Requires:       python-decorator
 Requires:       python-invoke >= 2.0
 Requires:       python-paramiko >= 3.2
-Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(postun): update-alternatives
 Conflicts:      python-Fabric3
 Provides:       python-Fabric2 = %{version}
 Provides:       python-Fabric3 = %{version}
-Provides:       python-Fabric3 = %{version}
 Provides:       python-fabric = %{version}
 Provides:       python-fabric2 = %{version}
-Provides:       python-fabric2 = %{version}
 BuildArch:      noarch
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+BuildRequires:  alts
+Requires:       alts
+%else
+Requires(post): update-alternatives
+Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+%endif
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description
@@ -86,7 +94,11 @@ sed -i 's/from invoke.vendor\./from\ /' fabric/connection.py fabric/group.py int
 %python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/fab
 
 %check
-%pytest tests/
+# fake, fake_agent, no_stdin - pytest-relaxed collects fixtures for some reason
+%pytest tests/ -k "not (fake or no_stdin)"
+
+%pre
+%python_libalternatives_reset_alternative fab
 
 %post
 %python_install_alternative fab