diff --git a/NetworkManager-openvpn.spec b/NetworkManager-openvpn.spec
index 14c0d86..9f29d94 100644
--- a/NetworkManager-openvpn.spec
+++ b/NetworkManager-openvpn.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %define majver %(echo %version | cut -d. -f1-2)
 Name:          NetworkManager-openvpn
 Version:       1.8.18
-Release:       1mamba
+Release:       2mamba
 Summary:       NetworkManager plugin for openvpn VPN clients
 Group:         Network/Libraries
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Distribution:  openmamba
 Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
 URL:           https://www.gnome.org
 Source:        https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-openvpn/%{majver}/NetworkManager-openvpn-%{version}.tar.xz
+Source1:       openvpn-sysusers.conf
 Patch0:        %{name}-1.8.10-dbus_policy.patch
 Patch1:        NetworkManager-openvpn-0.9.6.0-gtk-3.6.patch
 Patch2:        NetworkManager-openvpn-1.8.10-libnm-1.22.2.patch
@@ -61,13 +62,20 @@ autoreconf -f -i
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
 %makeinstall
 
+install -D -m0644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}/nm-openvpn.conf
+
 %find_lang %{name}
 
 %clean
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
 
+%pre
+%sysusers_create_package nm-openvpn %{SOURCE1}
+:
+
 %files -f %{name}.lang
 %defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_sysusersdir}/nm-openvpn.conf
 %{_datadir}/metainfo/network-manager-openvpn.metainfo.xml
 %{_datadir}/dbus-1/system.d/nm-openvpn-service.conf
 %{_prefix}/lib/NetworkManager/VPN/nm-openvpn-service.name
@@ -84,6 +92,9 @@ autoreconf -f -i
 #ChangeLog NEWS README
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May 06 2022 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.8.18-2mamba
+- create required nm-openvpn user
+
 * Sat Mar 12 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.8.18-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist
 
diff --git a/openvpn-sysusers.conf b/openvpn-sysusers.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b35aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openvpn-sysusers.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+u nm-openvpn - "NetworkManager OpenVPN"