diff --git a/389-ds-base.spec b/389-ds-base.spec
index 66d2159..1eee739 100644
--- a/389-ds-base.spec
+++ b/389-ds-base.spec
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 Summary:          389 Directory Server (base)
 Name:             389-ds-base
 Version:          1.2.8
-Release:          %{?relprefix}4%{?prerel}%{?dist}
+Release:          %{?relprefix}5%{?prerel}%{?dist}
 License:          GPLv2 with exceptions
 URL:              http://port389.org/
 Group:            System Environment/Daemons
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ BuildRoot:        %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 Provides:         fedora-ds-base = %{version}-%{release}
 Obsoletes:        fedora-ds-base < 1.2.1-1
 Obsoletes:        %{name}-selinux
+Requires:         %{name}-libs = %{version}-%{release}
 
 BuildRequires:    nspr-devel
 BuildRequires:    nss-devel
@@ -106,11 +107,35 @@ Source2:          %{name}-devel.README
 389 Directory Server is an LDAPv3 compliant server.  The base package includes
 the LDAP server and command line utilities for server administration.
 
+%package          libs
+Summary:          Core libraries for 389 Directory Server
+Group:            System Environment/Daemons
+BuildRequires:    nspr-devel
+BuildRequires:    nss-devel
+BuildRequires:    svrcore-devel
+%if %{use_openldap}
+BuildRequires:    openldap-devel
+%else
+BuildRequires:    mozldap-devel
+%endif
+BuildRequires:    db4-devel
+BuildRequires:    cyrus-sasl-devel
+BuildRequires:    libicu-devel
+BuildRequires:    pcre-devel
+
+%description      libs
+Core libraries for the 389 Directory Server base package.  These libraries
+are used by the main package and the -devel package.  This allows the -devel
+package to be installed with just the -libs package and without the main package.
+
 %package          devel
 Summary:          Development libraries for 389 Directory Server
 Group:            Development/Libraries
-Requires:         %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:         %{name}-libs = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires:         pkgconfig
+Requires:         nspr-devel
+Requires:         nss-devel
+Requires:         svrcore-devel
 %if %{use_openldap}
 Requires:         openldap-devel
 %else
@@ -293,8 +318,7 @@ exit 0
 %{_sysconfdir}/rc.d/init.d/%{pkgname}-snmp
 %{_bindir}/*
 %{_sbindir}/*
-%dir %{_libdir}/%{pkgname}
-%{_libdir}/%{pkgname}/*.so.*
+%{_libdir}/%{pkgname}/libns-dshttpd.so*
 %{_libdir}/%{pkgname}/perl
 %dir %{_libdir}/%{pkgname}/plugins
 %{_libdir}/%{pkgname}/plugins/*.so
@@ -308,14 +332,25 @@ exit 0
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc LICENSE EXCEPTION LICENSE.GPLv2 README.devel
 %{_includedir}/%{pkgname}
-%{_libdir}/%{pkgname}/*.so
+%{_libdir}/%{pkgname}/libslapd.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/*
 
+
 %files selinux-devel
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_datadir}/%{pkgname}-selinux
 
+%files libs
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%doc LICENSE EXCEPTION LICENSE.GPLv2 README.devel
+%dir %{_libdir}/%{pkgname}
+%{_libdir}/%{pkgname}/libslapd.so.*
+
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 28 2011 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.2.8-0.5.a3
+- Bug 676598 - 389-ds-base multilib: file conflicts
+- split off libs into a separate -libs package
+
 * Thu Feb 24 2011 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.2.8-0.4.a3
 - do not create /var/run/dirsrv - setup will create it instead
 - remove the fedora-ds initscript upgrade stuff - we do not support that anymore