diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 672529c..08b5a04 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # gnome-menus
 
-The package contains an implementation of the draft "Desktop Menu Specification" from freedesktop.org:
-http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/menu-spec
-
+The package contains an implementation of the draft "Desktop Menu Specification" from freedesktop.org: http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/menu-spec
 Also contained here are the GNOME menu layout configuration files, .directory files and assorted menu related utility programs.
 
diff --git a/gnome-menus.spec b/gnome-menus.spec
index 118b2c7..708e7ad 100644
--- a/gnome-menus.spec
+++ b/gnome-menus.spec
@@ -1,39 +1,35 @@
 %define majver      %(echo %version | cut -d. -f 1-2)
 Name:          gnome-menus
 Version:       3.36.0
-Release:       2mamba
-Summary:       GNOME menu library
+Release:       3mamba
+Summary:       GNOME menu specifications
 Group:         System/Libraries
 Vendor:        openmamba
 Distribution:  openmamba
 Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
-URL:           http://www.gnome.org
+URL:           https://www.gnome.org
 Source:        http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/gnome-menus/%{majver}/gnome-menus-%{version}.tar.xz
 License:       GPL, LGPL
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel
-BuildRequires: ldconfig
 BuildRequires: libglib-devel
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
 BuildRequires: intltool
 BuildRequires: gettext-devel
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig
-Obsoletes:     libgnome-menus
 Provides:      libgnome-menus = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:     libgnome-menus < 3.36.0-3mamba
 Requires:      xdg-utils >= 1.0.2-4mamba
-BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
 
 %description
-The package contains an implementation of the draft "Desktop Menu Specification" from freedesktop.org:
-http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/menu-spec
-
+The package contains an implementation of the draft "Desktop Menu Specification" from freedesktop.org: http://www.freedesktop.org/Standards/menu-spec
 Also contained here are the GNOME menu layout configuration files, .directory files and assorted menu related utility programs.
 
 %package devel
 Summary:       Devel package for %{name}
 Group:         Development/Libraries
-Obsoletes:     libgnome-menus-devel
 Provides:      libgnome-menus-devel = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes:     libgnome-menus-devel < 3.36.0-3mamba
 Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
 
 %description devel
@@ -59,9 +55,6 @@ This package contains static libraries and header files needed for development.
 %clean
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
 
-%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
-%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
-
 %files -f %{name}.lang
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_sysconfdir}/xdg/menus/gnome-applications.menu
@@ -73,7 +66,6 @@ This package contains static libraries and header files needed for development.
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{_libdir}/libgnome-menu-3.a
-%{_libdir}/libgnome-menu-3.la
 %{_libdir}/libgnome-menu-3.so
 %{_datadir}/gir-1.0/GMenu-*.gir
 %dir %{_includedir}/gnome-menus-3.0
@@ -82,6 +74,9 @@ This package contains static libraries and header files needed for development.
 %doc ChangeLog NEWS README
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Nov 02 2024 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.36.0-3mamba
+- specfile fixes; closes #1
+
 * Fri Jan 01 2021 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 3.36.0-2mamba
 - added debug package and removed python requirements