diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 64fa347..7aec76c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ pidgin-2.7.3.tar.bz2
 /pidgin-2.7.11.tar.bz2
 /pidgin-2.8.0.tar.bz2
 /pidgin-2.9.0.tar.bz2
+/pidgin-2.10.0.tar.bz2
diff --git a/pidgin.spec b/pidgin.spec
index 034cf69..1686920 100644
--- a/pidgin.spec
+++ b/pidgin.spec
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 %global disable_silc            0
 %global split_evolution         0
 %global use_system_certs        0
+%global use_system_libgadu      0
 
 # RHEL4: Use ALSA aplay to output sounds because it lacks gstreamer
 %if 0%{?fedora} < 5
@@ -95,10 +96,14 @@
 %if 0%{?fedora} >= 13
 %global split_evolution         1
 %endif
+# F16+ Use system libgadu (#713888)
+%if 0%{?fedora} >= 16
+%global use_system_libgadu      1
+%endif
 
 Name:           pidgin
-Version:        2.9.0
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Version:        2.10.0
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 License:        GPLv2+ and GPLv2 and MIT
 # GPLv2+ - libpurple, gnt, finch, pidgin, most prpls
 # GPLv2 - silc & novell prpls
@@ -238,6 +243,10 @@ Requires:       gstreamer-plugins-bad-free
 %if %{libidn_support}
 BuildRequires:  libidn-devel
 %endif
+# use system libgadu (F13+)
+%if %{use_system_libgadu}
+BuildRequires:  libgadu-devel
+%endif
 
 %if %{api_docs}
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
@@ -680,6 +689,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Aug 21 2011 Stu Tomlinson <stu@nosnilmot.com> 2.10.0-1
+- 2.10.0
+- Link against system libgadu instead of using internal copy (#713888)
+
 * Tue Aug 16 2011 Milan Crha <mcrha@redhat.com> 2.9.0-3
 - Rebuild against newer evolution-data-server
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 60f8017..01bea23 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2cd285c7a40f93b7a51bfe733971d3a6  pidgin-2.9.0.tar.bz2
+e1453c9093c4f32beec19abd14069a3f  pidgin-2.10.0.tar.bz2