diff --git a/python-pip-run.changes b/python-pip-run.changes
index 08f156e..a0fea38 100644
--- a/python-pip-run.changes
+++ b/python-pip-run.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 21 10:15:31 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Convert to libalternatives on SLE-16-based and newer systems only
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jul 19 07:23:16 UTC 2025 - Markéta Machová <mmachova@suse.com>
+
+- Convert to libalternatives
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug 14 06:13:40 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- use ca-certificates-mozilla for pip 24.2
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul  9 09:32:49 UTC 2024 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
 
@@ -16,7 +31,7 @@ Tue Apr 18 23:00:49 UTC 2023 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec  6 04:22:58 UTC 2022 - Yogalakshmi Arunachalam <yarunachalam@suse.com>
 
-- Update to version v8.8.2 
+- Update to version v8.8.2
   * Packaging refresh.
   * Merge https://github.com/jaraco/skeleton
 
diff --git a/python-pip-run.spec b/python-pip-run.spec
index 0ca53f7..febfefd 100644
--- a/python-pip-run.spec
+++ b/python-pip-run.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-pip-run
 #
-# 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
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #
 
 
-%{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 %global flavor @BUILD_FLAVOR@%{nil}
 %if "%{flavor}" == "test"
 %define psuffix -test
@@ -27,12 +26,16 @@
 %endif
 # Disables installing nbformat for tests in Ring1 (see also Patch1)
 %bcond_with ringdisabled
-
 # Do not depend on nbformat for SLES or SLFO:Main
 %if ( 0%{?suse_version} == 1500 && 0%{?sle_version} >= 150400 ) || 0%{?suse_version} == 1600
 %bcond_without ringdisabled
 %endif
-
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
+%bcond_without libalternatives
+%else
+%bcond_with libalternatives
+%endif
+%{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-pip-run%{psuffix}
 Version:        8.8.2
 Release:        0
@@ -56,8 +59,14 @@ Requires:       python-autocommand
 Requires:       python-packaging
 Requires:       python-path >= 15.1
 Requires:       python-pip >= 19.3
+BuildArch:      noarch
+%if %{with libalternatives}
+BuildRequires:  alts
+Requires:       alts
+%else
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+%endif
 %if 0%{?python_version_nodots} < 38
 Requires:       python-importlib-metadata
 %endif
@@ -65,12 +74,11 @@ Requires:       python-importlib-metadata
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Pygments}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip-run = %{version}}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest >= 6}
-BuildRequires:  ca-certificates
+BuildRequires:  ca-certificates-mozilla
 %if %{without ringdisabled}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module nbformat}
 %endif
 %endif
-BuildArch:      noarch
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description
@@ -114,6 +122,9 @@ dont_test=""
 %pytest -k "$dont_test"
 %endif
 
+%pre
+%python_libalternatives_reset_alternative pip-run
+
 %post
 %python_install_alternative pip-run