diff --git a/aalib.spec b/aalib.spec
index 25aa5a1..151ecdd 100644
--- a/aalib.spec
+++ b/aalib.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Summary:        ASCII art library
 Name:           aalib
 Version:        1.4.0
-Release:        0.23.%{rc_subver}%{?dist}
+Release:        0.24.%{rc_subver}%{?dist}
 License:        LGPLv2+
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
 URL:            http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/aalib/
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ is designed to be similar to other graphics libraries.
 %package libs
 Summary:        Library files for aalib
 Group:          System/Libraries
-Obsoletes:	aalib < 1.4.0-0.14
 %description libs
 This package contains library files for aalib.
 
@@ -111,6 +110,9 @@ fi
 %{_datadir}/aclocal/aalib.m4
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 28 2013 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 1.4.0-0.24.rc5
+- rebuild to drop ancient obsoletes
+
 * Sat Aug 03 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.4.0-0.23.rc5
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_20_Mass_Rebuild