diff --git a/python-html2text.changes b/python-html2text.changes
index f438131..84e4eea 100644
--- a/python-html2text.changes
+++ b/python-html2text.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue May 27 16:19:15 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Convert to pip-based build
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Mar 19 07:01:27 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-html2text.spec b/python-html2text.spec
index 1163811..990d8ca 100644
--- a/python-html2text.spec
+++ b/python-html2text.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-html2text
 #
-# 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
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 
 %define upname html2text
-%define skip_python2 1
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-%{upname}
 Version:        2024.2.26
@@ -27,12 +26,14 @@ License:        GPL-3.0-only
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/Alir3z4/html2text/
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/h/%{upname}/%{upname}-%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
-Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(preun): update-alternatives
+Requires(post): alts
+Requires(preun): alts
 Provides:       html2text = %{version}-%{release}
 Obsoletes:      html2text < %{version}-%{release}
 BuildArch:      noarch
@@ -51,10 +52,10 @@ sed -i '/^#!/d' %{upname}/__init__.py
 rm -r *.egg-info/
 
 %build
-%python_build
+%pyproject_wheel
 
 %install
-%python_install
+%pyproject_install
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %python_clone -a %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{upname}
@@ -66,15 +67,13 @@ rm -r *.egg-info/
 %python_uninstall_alternative html2text
 
 %check
-# otherwise python 3.6 does not automatically select UTF-8 for console output
-export LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 %pytest
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %license COPYING
 %doc README.md AUTHORS.rst ChangeLog.rst
 %python_alternative %{_bindir}/%{upname}
-%{python_sitelib}/*
-%{python_sitelib}/*.egg-info/
+%{python_sitelib}/html2text
+%{python_sitelib}/html2text-%{version}*-info
 
 %changelog