diff --git a/python-flit.changes b/python-flit.changes
index fcd128a..91c655b 100644
--- a/python-flit.changes
+++ b/python-flit.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 19 14:01:31 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Convert to libalternatives on SLE-16-based and newer systems only
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul  8 13:53:24 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Convert to libalternatives
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri May  2 14:35:23 UTC 2025 - Nico Krapp <nico.krapp@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-flit.spec b/python-flit.spec
index 6f77f7a..658b35b 100644
--- a/python-flit.spec
+++ b/python-flit.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 #
 
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
+%bcond_without libalternatives
+%else
+%bcond_with libalternatives
+%endif
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-flit
 Version:        3.12.0
@@ -37,9 +42,14 @@ Requires:       python-flit-core >= %{version}
 Requires:       python-pip
 Requires:       python-requests
 Requires:       python-tomli-w
+BuildArch:      noarch
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+BuildRequires:  alts
+Requires:       alts
+%else
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun): update-alternatives
-BuildArch:      noarch
+%endif
 # SECTION test requirements
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest >= 2.7.3}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module responses}
@@ -79,6 +89,9 @@ export PATH=$PWD/build/testbin/:$PATH
 %postun
 %python_uninstall_alternative flit
 
+%pre
+%python_libalternatives_reset_alternative flit
+
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc README.rst
 %license LICENSE