diff --git a/python-peewee.changes b/python-peewee.changes
index 9153395..8e59aab 100644
--- a/python-peewee.changes
+++ b/python-peewee.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 21 15:33:41 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Convert to libalternatives on SLE-16-based and newer systems only
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb 20 11:21:04 UTC 2025 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-peewee.spec b/python-peewee.spec
index 3f46b4c..b2c2fb8 100644
--- a/python-peewee.spec
+++ b/python-peewee.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
 #
 
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
+%bcond_without libalternatives
+%else
+%bcond_with libalternatives
+%endif
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-peewee
 Version:        3.17.9
@@ -26,9 +31,6 @@ URL:            https://github.com/coleifer/peewee
 Source:         https://github.com/coleifer/peewee/archive/refs/tags/%{version}.tar.gz#/peewee-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Flask}
-%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module apsw}
-%endif
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
@@ -39,8 +41,16 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  unzip
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(sqlite3)
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+BuildRequires:  alts
+Requires:       alts
+%else
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+%endif
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module apsw}
+%endif
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description
@@ -70,6 +80,9 @@ sed -i -e '1{\@^#! *%{_bindir}.*python@d}' %{buildroot}%{$python_sitearch}/pwiz.
 %postun
 %python_uninstall_alternative pwiz.py
 
+%pre
+%python_libalternatives_reset_alternative pwiz.py
+
 %files %{python_files}
 %license LICENSE
 %doc CHANGELOG.md README.rst TODO.rst