diff --git a/createrepo_c.spec b/createrepo_c.spec
index 8478292..be435b5 100644
--- a/createrepo_c.spec
+++ b/createrepo_c.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          createrepo_c
 Version:       0.17.7
-Release:       1mamba
+Release:       2mamba
 Summary:       C implementation of createrepo, a tool to create repodata from a set of rpm files
 Group:         System/Management
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ BuildRequires: libzck-devel
 BuildRequires: librpm-devel >= 4.16.1.2-1mamba
 BuildRequires: cmake
 Requires:      lib%{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+Provides:      createrepo
+Obsoletes:     createrepo <= 0.10.4
 
 %description
 C implementation of createrepo, a tool to create repodata from a set of rpm files.
@@ -69,6 +71,10 @@ This package contains the Python bindings for %{name}.
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
 %makeinstall -C build
 
+for f in create merge modify sqlite; do
+   ln -s ${f}repo_c %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/${f}repo
+done
+
 %clean
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
 
@@ -77,10 +83,10 @@ This package contains the Python bindings for %{name}.
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%{_bindir}/createrepo_c
-%{_bindir}/mergerepo_c
-%{_bindir}/modifyrepo_c
-%{_bindir}/sqliterepo_c
+%{_bindir}/createrepo*
+%{_bindir}/mergerepo*
+%{_bindir}/modifyrepo*
+%{_bindir}/sqliterepo*
 %{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/createrepo_c
 %{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/mergerepo_c
 %{_datadir}/bash-completion/completions/modifyrepo_c
@@ -110,6 +116,9 @@ This package contains the Python bindings for %{name}.
 %doc README.md
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 23 2021 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.17.7-2mamba
+- obsolete createrepo and provide legacy symlinks
+
 * Sat Oct 23 2021 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 0.17.7-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist