diff --git a/createrepo_c.changes b/createrepo_c.changes
index bb78c9f..1b84a04 100644
--- a/createrepo_c.changes
+++ b/createrepo_c.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb 21 15:58:06 UTC 2018 - FSchreiner@suse.com
+
+- changed to provide createrepo as update-alternatives [bnc#1075670]
+- also provide createrepo-implementation
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Feb 19 12:57:21 UTC 2017 - ngompa13@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/createrepo_c.spec b/createrepo_c.spec
index 58dad9a..a482064 100644
--- a/createrepo_c.spec
+++ b/createrepo_c.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package createrepo_c
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 # Copyright (c) 2015-2017 Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com>.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 Name:           createrepo_c
 Summary:        Creates a common metadata repository
-License:        GPL-2.0+
+License:        GPL-2.0-or-later
 Group:          System/Packages
 Version:        0.10.0.git20170131.04828e6
 Release:        0
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ BuildRequires:  drpm-devel
 
 Requires:       %{libname} = %{version}-%{release}
 
+Requires(post): update-alternatives
+Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+
+Provides:       createrepo-implementation
+
 # prevent provides from nonstandard paths:
 %global __provides_exclude ^(%{python_sitearch}/.*\\.so\\|%{python3_sitearch}/.*\\.so)$
 
@@ -167,6 +172,15 @@ make ARGS="-V" test -C py3/build
 
 %install
 %make_install -C build
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives
+ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/createrepo %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/createrepo
+ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/mergerepo %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/mergerepo
+ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/modifyrepo %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/modifyrepo
+ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sqliterepo %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/sqliterepo
+ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/createrepo.8.gz %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8/createrepo.8.gz
+ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/mergerepo.8.gz  %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8/mergerepo.8.gz
+ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/modifyrepo.8.gz %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8/modifyrepo.8.gz
+ln -s -f %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/sqliterepo.8.gz %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8/sqliterepo.8.gz
 
 %if %{with python}
 %if %{with python3}
@@ -175,29 +189,67 @@ make ARGS="-V" test -C py3/build
 %endif
 
 %fdupes %{buildroot}%{_prefix}
+%fdupes build/doc/html
+%clean
+exit 0
+
+%post
+update-alternatives --install \
+  %{_bindir}/createrepo createrepo %{_bindir}/createrepo_c  20 \
+  --slave %{_bindir}/mergerepo mergerepo %{_bindir}/mergerepo_c \
+  --slave %{_bindir}/modifyrepo modifyrepo %{_bindir}/modifyrepo_c \
+  --slave %{_bindir}/sqliterepo sqliterepo %{_bindir}/sqliterepo_c \
+  --slave %{_mandir}/man8/createrepo.8.gz createrepo.8.gz %{_mandir}/man8/createrepo_c.8.gz \
+  --slave %{_mandir}/man8/mergerepo.8.gz mergerepo.8.gz %{_mandir}/man8/mergerepo_c.8.gz \
+  --slave %{_mandir}/man8/modifyrepo.8.gz modifyrepo.8.gz %{_mandir}/man8/modifyrepo_c.8.gz \
+  --slave %{_mandir}/man8/sqliterepo.8.gz sqliterepo.8.gz %{_mandir}/man8/sqliterepo_c.8.gz
+
+%postun
+if [ ! -f %{_bindir}/createrepo_c ];then 
+  update-alternatives --remove createrepo %{_bindir}/createrepo_c
+fi
 
 %post -n %{libname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %postun -n %{libname} -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc README.md COPYING
 %{_mandir}/man8/createrepo_c.8*
 %{_mandir}/man8/mergerepo_c.8*
 %{_mandir}/man8/modifyrepo_c.8*
 %{_mandir}/man8/sqliterepo_c.8*
+%{_mandir}/man8/createrepo.8*
+%{_mandir}/man8/mergerepo.8*
+%{_mandir}/man8/modifyrepo.8*
+%{_mandir}/man8/sqliterepo.8*
 %{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/
 %{_bindir}/createrepo_c
 %{_bindir}/mergerepo_c
 %{_bindir}/modifyrepo_c
 %{_bindir}/sqliterepo_c
+%{_bindir}/createrepo
+%{_bindir}/mergerepo
+%{_bindir}/modifyrepo
+%{_bindir}/sqliterepo
+%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/createrepo
+%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/mergerepo
+%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/modifyrepo
+%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/sqliterepo
+%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/createrepo.8.gz
+%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/mergerepo.8.gz
+%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/modifyrepo.8.gz
+%ghost %_sysconfdir/alternatives/sqliterepo.8.gz
 
 %files -n %{libname}
+%defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc COPYING
 %{_libdir}/libcreaterepo_c.so.%{major}
 %{_libdir}/libcreaterepo_c.so.%{major}.*
 
 %files -n %{devname}
+%defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc build/doc/html COPYING
 %{_libdir}/libcreaterepo_c.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/createrepo_c.pc
@@ -205,11 +257,13 @@ make ARGS="-V" test -C py3/build
 
 %if %{with python}
 %files -n python2-%{name}
+%defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc COPYING
 %{python_sitearch}/createrepo_c/
 
 %if %{with python3}
 %files -n python3-%{name}
+%defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc COPYING
 %{python3_sitearch}/createrepo_c/
 %endif