diff --git a/cpio.changes b/cpio.changes
index 9ea2ed7..3b7d22d 100644
--- a/cpio.changes
+++ b/cpio.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,23 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jun 11 07:36:29 UTC 2025 - Fabian Vogt <fvogt@suse.com>
+
+- Downgrade cpio-mt and rmt recommends to suggests (boo#1244434)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May 29 05:28:30 UTC 2025 - Martin Schreiner <martin.schreiner@suse.com>
+
+- Migrate away from update-alternatives (bsc#1240092).
+  cpio-mt now conflicts with other providers of /usr/bin/mt.
+- Upon installation of the newer packages, the cpio-mt alternatives
+  are purged from the system.
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar 21 12:15:31 UTC 2025 - Richard Biener <rguenther@suse.com>
+
+- Use -std=gnu11 to avoid extra diagnostics when calling an
+  unprototyped function which is no longer possible with C23,
+  the new default with GCC 15.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr  5 11:02:45 UTC 2024 - Danilo Spinella <danilo.spinella@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/cpio.spec b/cpio.spec
index 0c10f3e..cabfa7b 100644
--- a/cpio.spec
+++ b/cpio.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package cpio
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ BuildRequires:  autoconf >= 2.71
 BuildRequires:  automake
 #Requires(post): %{xinstall_info_prereq}
 #Requires(preun): %{xinstall_info_prereq}
-Recommends:     %{name}-mt = %{version}
-Recommends:     rmt
+Suggests:       rmt
+Suggests:       %{name}-mt = %{version}
 
 %description
 GNU cpio is a program to manage archives of files. Cpio copies files
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ Summary:        Tape drive control utility
 Group:          Productivity/Archiving/Backup
 Requires:       %{name} = %{version}
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(postun): update-alternatives
 Provides:       mt
+Conflicts:      mt
 
 %description mt
 This package includes the 'mt', a local tape drive control program.
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ This package includes the 'mt', a local tape drive control program.
 %build
 gettextize -f --no-changelog
 autoreconf -fiv
-export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -fcommon"
+export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -fcommon -std=gnu11"
 %configure \
   --with-rmt="%{_bindir}/rmt" \
   --enable-mt \
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 %install
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}/{usr/bin,bin}
 %make_install
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/alternatives
-ln -sf %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/mt %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/mt
-ln -sf %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/mt.1%{ext_man} %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/mt.1%{ext_man}
 %if 0%{?suse_version} < 1550
 ln -sf %{_bindir}/cpio %{buildroot}/bin
 %endif
@@ -101,9 +98,9 @@ ln -sf %{_bindir}/cpio %{buildroot}/bin
 make %{?_smp_mflags} check
 
 %post mt
-%{_sbindir}/update-alternatives --force \
-    --install %{_bindir}/mt mt %{_bindir}/gnumt 10 \
-    --slave %{_mandir}/man1/mt.1%{ext_man} mt.1%{ext_man} %{_mandir}/man1/gnumt.1%{ext_man}
+if [ ! -f %{_bindir}/gnumt ] ; then
+   "%{_sbindir}/update-alternatives" --remove mt %{_bindir}/gnumt
+fi
 
 %post
 %install_info --info-dir=%{_infodir} %{_infodir}/%{name}.info%{ext_info}
@@ -111,11 +108,6 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} check
 %preun
 %install_info_delete --info-dir=%{_infodir} %{_infodir}/%{name}.info%{ext_info}
 
-%postun mt
-if [ ! -f %{_bindir}/gnumt ] ; then
-   "%{_sbindir}/update-alternatives" --remove mt %{_bindir}/gnumt
-fi
-
 %files
 %license COPYING
 %doc NEWS ChangeLog
@@ -131,8 +123,6 @@ fi
 %{_bindir}/gnumt
 %ghost %{_mandir}/man1/mt.1%{ext_man}
 %{_mandir}/man1/gnumt.1%{?ext_man}
-%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/mt
-%ghost %{_sysconfdir}/alternatives/mt.1%{ext_man}
 
 %files lang -f %{name}.lang