diff --git a/patterns-base.changes b/patterns-base.changes
index b986f6f..ec77e0f 100644
--- a/patterns-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar  3 08:50:02 UTC 2021 - Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.com>
+
+- Recommend hostname, else you don't get it installed without
+  installed YaST
+- Move shadow from required to recommended, it not needed for a 
+  functional base system and there are alternate solutions, so
+  allow users to install them.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 24 11:26:03 UTC 2021 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
 
diff --git a/patterns-base.spec b/patterns-base.spec
index a2cdb30..6dd26bc 100644
--- a/patterns-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-base.spec
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ Requires:       libnss_usrfiles2
 Requires:       pam
 Requires:       pam-config
 Requires:       rpm
-Requires:       shadow
 Requires:       sysconfig
 Requires:       system-user-nobody
 Requires:       systemd
@@ -150,8 +149,10 @@ Requires:       purge-kernels-service
 # Add some static base tool in case system explodes; Recommend only, as users are free to uninstall it
 Recommends:     busybox-static
 Recommends:     elfutils
+Recommends:     hostname
 Recommends:     iproute2
 Recommends:     pam_pwquality
+Recommends:     shadow
 Recommends:     system-group-trusted
 Recommends:     system-group-wheel
 Recommends:     system-user-bin