diff --git a/identify-2.6.12.tar.gz b/identify-2.6.12.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index fb8b9e7..0000000
--- a/identify-2.6.12.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:234ad1bf7a06a3e44b60d2e9146f5f599b57788589027306baa00677af32947e
-size 101966
diff --git a/identify-2.6.13.tar.gz b/identify-2.6.13.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af4d7f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/identify-2.6.13.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:93a51afb4721ebbcc46045af64e26b063fd691cfb966b26c21999e028eeeb12e
+size 101964
diff --git a/python-identify.changes b/python-identify.changes
index b67636d..da87b0e 100644
--- a/python-identify.changes
+++ b/python-identify.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 12 13:48:11 UTC 2025 - Nico Krapp <nico.krapp@suse.com>
+
+- migrate to libalternatives
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 12 12:39:47 UTC 2025 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
+
+- Update to 2.6.13
+  * Added C++ 'ipp' and 'tpp' file extensions
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jun  3 07:34:40 UTC 2025 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-identify.spec b/python-identify.spec
index 4aba6d3..1e2eabf 100644
--- a/python-identify.spec
+++ b/python-identify.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-identify
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC and contributors
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -16,9 +16,15 @@
 #
 
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
+%bcond_without libalternatives
+%else
+%bcond_with libalternatives
+%endif
+
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-identify
-Version:        2.6.12
+Version:        2.6.13
 Release:        0
 Summary:        File identification library for Python
 License:        MIT
@@ -33,8 +39,13 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+Requires:       alts
+BuildRequires:  alts
+%else
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+%endif
 Recommends:     python-editdistance
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %python_subpackages
@@ -57,6 +68,10 @@ File identification library for Python, including license file SPDX identifier.
 %check
 %pytest
 
+%pre
+# removing old update-alternatives entries
+%python_libalternatives_reset_alternative identify-cli
+
 %post
 %python_install_alternative identify-cli