diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index c9cfa95..245d40e 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 29 13:57:22 UTC 2024 - Dominique Leuenberger <dleuenberger@suse.com>
+
+- Move suggests for libz1 from patterns-base-base to
+  patterns-base-minimal_base: be nicer with CI consumers.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 15 10:03:27 UTC 2024 - Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index fc57ff8..2972011 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ Suggests:       kernel-default
 Suggests:       libjack-devel
 # We have two providers for libcurl.so.4: libcurl4 and libcurl-mini4. Prefer the fully featured one
 Suggests:       libcurl4
-# We have two providers for libz.so.1: libz1 and libz1-ng-compat1. Favor the legacy one for now
-Suggests:       libz1
 # There are multiple providers for /usr/bin/openssl and openssl(cli); defaulting to openssl
 Suggests:       openssl
 # In line with above: the default openssl version is 1.1 for now; at the moment, the meta package does not provide all symbols needed
@@ -606,6 +604,8 @@ Requires:       branding
 Requires:       build-key
 Requires:       distribution-release
 Requires:       filesystem
+# We have two providers for libz.so.1: libz1 and libz1-ng-compat1. Favor the legacy one for now
+Suggests:       libz1
 # Tell the solver to default to the main product
 Suggests:       openSUSE-release
 %{obsolete_legacy_pattern minimal_base}