diff --git a/python-markdown-it-py.changes b/python-markdown-it-py.changes
index cf27ea9..4d52291 100644
--- a/python-markdown-it-py.changes
+++ b/python-markdown-it-py.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 21 09:29:32 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Convert to libalternatives on SLE-16-based and newer systems only
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 11 10:44:45 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Convert to libalternatives
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 23 07:22:11 UTC 2023 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-markdown-it-py.spec b/python-markdown-it-py.spec
index ce7b40c..dff5dc6 100644
--- a/python-markdown-it-py.spec
+++ b/python-markdown-it-py.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-markdown-it-py
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 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-markdown-it-py
 Version:        3.0.0
@@ -24,23 +29,27 @@ Summary:        Python port of markdown-it Markdown parsing
 License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/executablebooks/markdown-it-py/
 Source:         https://github.com/executablebooks/markdown-it-py/archive/refs/tags/v%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-#Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/m/markdown-it-py/markdown-it-py-%%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module flit-core}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module mdurl}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
+BuildRequires:  fdupes
+BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
+Requires:       python-mdurl
+Suggests:       python-mdit-py-plugins
+BuildArch:      noarch
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+BuildRequires:  alts
+Requires:       alts
+%else
+Requires(post): update-alternatives
+Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+%endif
 # SECTION tests
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module linkify-it-py}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-regressions}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 # /SECTION
-BuildRequires:  fdupes
-Requires:       python-mdurl
-Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(postun):update-alternatives
-Suggests:       python-mdit-py-plugins
-BuildArch:      noarch
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description
@@ -69,6 +78,9 @@ sed -i '1{/\/usr\/bin\/env python*/d;}' markdown_it/cli/parse.py
 %postun
 %python_uninstall_alternative markdown-it
 
+%pre
+%python_libalternatives_reset_alternative markdown-it
+
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc CHANGELOG.md README.md
 %license LICENSE LICENSE.markdown-it