diff --git a/SPECS/python3x-setuptools.spec b/SPECS/python3x-setuptools.spec
index a850740..524cc47 100644
--- a/SPECS/python3x-setuptools.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python3x-setuptools.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 Name:           python3x-setuptools
 # When updating, update the bundled libraries versions bellow!
 Version:        41.6.0
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        Easily build and distribute Python packages
 # setuptools is MIT
 # packaging is BSD or ASL 2.0
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ Summary:        Easily build and distribute Python 3 packages
 Provides:       python%{python3_version}dist(setuptools) = %{version}
 %endif
 
+# Require alternatives version that implements the --keep-foreign flag
+Requires(postun): alternatives >= 1.19.1-1
 # python38 installs the alternatives master symlink to which we attach a slave
 Requires: python38
 Requires(post): python38
@@ -178,7 +180,7 @@ alternatives --add-slave python3 %{_bindir}/python3.8 \
 %postun -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
 # Do this only during uninstall process (not during update)
 if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then
-    alternatives --remove-slave python3 %{_bindir}/python3.8 \
+    alternatives --keep-foreign --remove-slave python3 %{_bindir}/python3.8 \
         easy_install-3
 fi
 
@@ -203,6 +205,10 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 02 2021 Tomas Orsava <torsava@redhat.com> - 41.6.0-5
+- Adjusted the postun scriptlets to enable upgrading to RHEL 9
+- Resolves: rhbz#1933055
+
 * Mon Mar 09 2020 Tomas Orsava <torsava@redhat.com> - 41.6.0-4
 - Implement the alternatives system for the executables
 - Resolves: rhbz#1807041