diff --git a/python-base.changes b/python-base.changes
index 4abbe3b..0ecf0c7 100644
--- a/python-base.changes
+++ b/python-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 17 09:42:20 UTC 2011 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- provide pyxml to avoid touching tons of packages
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 18 08:23:34 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
 
diff --git a/python-base.spec b/python-base.spec
index e2f089e..4680285 100644
--- a/python-base.spec
+++ b/python-base.spec
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ License:        Python License ..
 Requires:       python-base = %{version}
 Summary:        A Python XML Interface
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Python
+# pyxml used to live out of tree
+Provides:       pyxml = 0.8.5
+Obsoletes:      pyxml < 0.8.5
 AutoReqProv:    on
 
 %description -n python-xml