diff --git a/python-sip.spec b/python-sip.spec
index e042f1a..0486221 100644
--- a/python-sip.spec
+++ b/python-sip.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          python-sip
-Version:       5.1.2
-Release:       1mamba
+Version:       5.4.0
+Release:       3mamba
 Summary:       Python extension module generator for C and C++ libraries
 Group:         System/Libraries/Python
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ BuildRequires: libpython-devel
 BuildRequires: libstdc++6-devel
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
 BuildRequires: libpython3-devel >= 3.7.4
-Requires:      python27 >= %python27_version
 BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
 
 %description
@@ -76,6 +75,11 @@ sed -i "s,.*/man/.*,&.gz," %{name}.filelist
 %clean
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
 
+%posttrans %{?with_pyver:py%{pyver}}
+# cleanup of empty egg-info dirs
+find %{python_sitearch}/*.egg-info -type d -empty -delete > /dev/null || true
+:
+
 %files %{?with_pyver:py%{pyver}} -f %{name}.filelist
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %exclude %{_bindir}/*
@@ -89,6 +93,15 @@ sed -i "s,.*/man/.*,&.gz," %{name}.filelist
 #%doc doc/*
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Oct 25 2020 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 5.4.0-3mamba
+- fix posttrans package in previous release
+
+* Sun Oct 25 2020 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 5.4.0-2mamba
+- fix startup by applying cleanup of all empty egg-info directories in posttrans
+
+* Sat Oct 24 2020 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 5.4.0-1mamba
+- update to 5.4.0
+
 * Fri Apr 10 2020 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 5.1.2-1mamba
 - update to 5.1.2