diff --git a/bird.changes b/bird.changes
index b06b235..2ecdd11 100644
--- a/bird.changes
+++ b/bird.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb  7 11:58:58 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Provide user/group symbol for user created during pre.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Oct  8 21:51:23 UTC 2023 - Martin Hauke <mardnh@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/bird.spec b/bird.spec
index e7611cc..227b8ff 100644
--- a/bird.spec
+++ b/bird.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package bird
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ Provides:       bird6:%{_sbindir}/bird6
 Obsoletes:      bird6 < %{version}
 Provides:       bird-common = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      bird-common < %{version}
+Provides:       group(%{bird_group})
+Provides:       user(%{bird_user})
 
 %description
 BIRD is an implementation for routing Internet Protocol packets. IPv4