diff --git a/util-linux.spec b/util-linux.spec
index 02a5cfe..2bf4235 100644
--- a/util-linux.spec
+++ b/util-linux.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Summary: A collection of basic system utilities
 Name: util-linux
 Version: 2.37.4
-Release: 9.2%{?dist}
+Release: 9.3%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2 and GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ and BSD with advertising and Public Domain
 URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Util-linux
 
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ Conflicts: e2fsprogs < 1.41.8-5
 # rename from util-linux-ng back to util-linux
 Obsoletes: util-linux-ng < 2.19
 Provides: util-linux-ng = %{version}-%{release}
+# there's no longer a util-linux-core
+Obsoletes: util-linux-core < 2.37.4-9.1
+Provides: util-linux-core = %{version}-%{release}
 Conflicts: filesystem < 3
 Provides: /bin/dmesg
 Provides: /bin/kill
@@ -962,6 +965,9 @@ fi
 %{_libdir}/python*/site-packages/libmount/
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 12 2023 Michel Lind <salimma@centosproject.org> - 2.37.4-9.3
+- provide an upgrade path for the old util-linux-core
+
 * Mon Sep 18 2023 Anita Zhang <the.anitazha@gmail.com> 2.37.4-9.2
 - disable hardlink so has not to conflict with hardlink on C8s