diff --git a/libexempi.spec b/libexempi.spec
index b0e5f1c..fcfd968 100644
--- a/libexempi.spec
+++ b/libexempi.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:          libexempi
-Version:       2.6.2
+Version:       2.6.3
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       a library to parse XMP metadata.
 Group:         System/Libraries
@@ -27,20 +27,13 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig
 Group:         Development/Libraries
 Summary:       Libraries and headers for %{name}
 Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+Provides:      %{name}-static
+Obsoletes:     %{name}-static < 2.6.3
 
 %description devel
 %{name} provides a library for easy parsing of XMP metadata. It is a port of Adobe XMP SDK to work on UNIX and to be build with GNU automake. It includes XMPCore and XMPFiles.
 This package contains libraries and header files need for development.
 
-%package static
-Group:         Development/Libraries
-Summary:       Static libraries for %{name}
-Requires:      %{name}-devel = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
-
-%description static
-%{name} provides a library for easy parsing of XMP metadata. It is a port of Adobe XMP SDK to work on UNIX and to be build with GNU automake. It includes XMPCore and XMPFiles.
-This package contains static libraries needed for development.
-
 %package tools
 Group:         Development/Tools
 Summary:       Tools provided with %{name}
@@ -90,16 +83,15 @@ sed -i 's|^runpath_var=LD_RUN_PATH|runpath_var=DIE_RPATH_DIE|g' libtool
 %dir %{_includedir}/exempi-2.0/exempi
 %{_includedir}/exempi-2.0/exempi/*.h
 %{_includedir}/exempi-2.0/exempi/xmp++.hpp
+%{_libdir}/libexempi.a
 %{_libdir}/libexempi.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*.pc
 %doc ChangeLog NEWS
 
-%files static
-%defattr(-,root,root)
-%{_libdir}/libexempi.a
-%{_libdir}/libexempi.la
-
 %changelog
+* Sat Dec 17 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 2.6.3-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Mon Jun 27 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 2.6.2-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist