diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a4d25f..d817d44 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # liblas
 
+C++ library and programs for reading and writing ASPRS LAS format with LiDAR data.
+
diff --git a/liblas-1.8.1.20240404git.96d4dc9-fix-cmake-remove-liblas-depends.patch b/liblas-1.8.1.20240404git.96d4dc9-fix-cmake-remove-liblas-depends.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..212875d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/liblas-1.8.1.20240404git.96d4dc9-fix-cmake-remove-liblas-depends.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- libLAS-1.8.1.20240404git.96d4dc9/cmake/liblas-config.cmake.in.orig	2024-05-08 20:10:07.277967001 +0200
++++ libLAS-1.8.1.20240404git.96d4dc9/cmake/liblas-config.cmake.in	2024-05-08 20:10:37.478033219 +0200
+@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
+ set (libLAS_LIBRARY_DIRS "${PROJECT_ROOT_DIR}/lib")
+ set (libLAS_BINARY_DIRS "${PROJECT_ROOT_DIR}/bin")
+ 
+-include ("${_DIR}/liblas-depends.cmake")
+ set (libLAS_LIBRARIES las las_c)
+ 
+ # For backwards compatibility
diff --git a/liblas-1.8.1.20240404git.96d4dc9-gdal-2.5.patch b/liblas-1.8.1.20240404git.96d4dc9-gdal-2.5.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7fb075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/liblas-1.8.1.20240404git.96d4dc9-gdal-2.5.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+diff --git a/src/gt_wkt_srs.cpp b/src/gt_wkt_srs.cpp
+--- a/src/gt_wkt_srs.cpp
++++ b/src/gt_wkt_srs.cpp
+@@ -299,7 +299,6 @@ char *GTIFGetOGISDefn( GTIF *hGTIF, GTIFDefn * psDefn )
+                 oSRS.SetFromUserInput(pszWKT);
+                 oSRS.SetExtension( "PROJCS", "PROJ4",
+                                    "+proj=merc +a=6378137 +b=6378137 +lat_ts=0.0 +lon_0=0.0 +x_0=0.0 +y_0=0 +k=1.0 +units=m +nadgrids=@null +wktext  +no_defs" );
+-                oSRS.FixupOrdering();
+                 CPLFree(pszWKT);
+                 pszWKT = NULL;
+                 oSRS.exportToWkt(&pszWKT);
+@@ -505,7 +504,6 @@ char *GTIFGetOGISDefn( GTIF *hGTIF, GTIFDefn * psDefn )
+         {
+             char       *pszWKT;
+             oSRS.morphFromESRI();
+-            oSRS.FixupOrdering();
+             if( oSRS.exportToWkt( &pszWKT ) == OGRERR_NONE )
+                 return pszWKT;
+         }
+@@ -1107,8 +1105,6 @@ char *GTIFGetOGISDefn( GTIF *hGTIF, GTIFDefn * psDefn )
+ /* ==================================================================== */
+     char       *pszWKT;
+
+-    oSRS.FixupOrdering();
+-
+     if( oSRS.exportToWkt( &pszWKT ) == OGRERR_NONE )
+         return pszWKT;
+     else
diff --git a/liblas.spec b/liblas.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d189e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/liblas.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+%define git_commit %(echo %version | cut -d. -f5)
+%define git_tag %(echo %version | cut -d. -f1-3)
+Name:          liblas
+Version:       1.8.1.20240404git.96d4dc9
+Release:       2mamba
+Summary:       C++ library and programs for reading and writing ASPRS LAS format with LiDAR data
+Group:         System/Libraries
+Vendor:        openmamba
+Distribution:  openmamba
+Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
+URL:           https://liblas.org/
+Source:        https://github.com/libLAS/libLAS.git/%{git_tag}@%{git_commit}/libLAS-%{version}.tar.bz2
+Patch0:        liblas-1.8.1.20240404git.96d4dc9-gdal-2.5.patch
+Patch1:        liblas-1.8.1.20240404git.96d4dc9-fix-cmake-remove-liblas-depends.patch
+License:       BSD
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
+BuildRequires: glibc-devel
+BuildRequires: libboost-devel
+BuildRequires: libgcc
+BuildRequires: libgdal-devel
+BuildRequires: libgeotiff-devel
+BuildRequires: libproj-devel
+BuildRequires: libstdc++6-devel
+BuildRequires: libtiff-devel
+## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
+BuildRequires: cmake
+
+%description
+C++ library and programs for reading and writing ASPRS LAS format with LiDAR data.
+
+%package devel
+Group:         Development/Libraries
+Summary:       Development files for %{name}
+Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description devel
+This package contains libraries and header files for developing applications that use %{name}.
+
+%package tools
+Group:         Applications/Scientific
+Summary:       Utility applications for %{name}
+Requires:      %{name} = %{?epoch:%epoch:}%{version}-%{release}
+
+%description tools
+This package contains utility applications for %{name}.
+
+%debug_package
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n libLAS-%{version}
+%define _default_patch_fuzz 2
+%patch 0 -p1 -b .gdal-2.5
+%patch 1 -p1
+
+%build
+%cmake \
+	-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-std=gnu++11" \
+	-DLIBLAS_LIB_SUBDIR="%{_lib}" \
+    -DWITH_GDAL=ON \
+    -DWITH_GEOTIFF=ON \
+    -DWITH_UTILITIES=ON
+
+# TODO:
+#   -DWITH_LASZIP=ON \
+#   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH=/usr/lib/laszip2 \
+#   -DLASZIP_INCLUDE_DIR=/usr/include \
+#   -DLASZIP_LIBRARY=/usr/lib/laszip2/liblaszip.so \
+
+%cmake_build
+
+%install
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+%cmake_install
+
+rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/liblas/doc
+
+# Requires pkgconfig(geotiff) which does not exist
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/liblas.pc
+
+%clean
+[ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
+
+%post -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_libdir}/liblas.so.*
+%{_libdir}/liblas_c.so.*
+%doc AUTHORS LICENSE.txt
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%dir %{_includedir}/liblas
+%{_includedir}/liblas/*
+%{_libdir}/liblas.so
+%{_libdir}/liblas_c.so
+%dir %{_libdir}/cmake/libLAS
+%{_libdir}/cmake/libLAS/liblas-*.cmake
+
+%files tools
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%{_bindir}/las2col
+%{_bindir}/las2las
+%{_bindir}/las2ogr
+%{_bindir}/las2pg
+%{_bindir}/las2txt
+%{_bindir}/lasblock
+%{_bindir}/lasinfo
+%{_bindir}/ts2las
+%{_bindir}/txt2las
+
+%changelog
+* Wed May 08 2024 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.8.1.20240404git.96d4dc9-2mamba
+- add patch to cmake fles to not include liblas-depends.cmake which causes build failure to vtk
+
+* Mon May 06 2024 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.8.1.20240404git.96d4dc9-1mamba
+- package created using the webbuild interface