diff --git a/kde-baseapps.spec b/kde-baseapps.spec
index a542293..6e53ef4 100644
--- a/kde-baseapps.spec
+++ b/kde-baseapps.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Name:    kde-baseapps
 Summary: KDE Core Applications 
 Version: 16.12.1
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 
 License: GPLv2 and GFDL
 URL:     http://kde.org/
@@ -14,11 +14,7 @@ Obsoletes: kdebase < 6:4.7.97-10
 Obsoletes: kdebase4 < %{version}-%{release}
 #Provides: kdebase4 = %{version}-%{release}
 
-Obsoletes: kde-baseapps-common < 16.12
-Obsoletes: kde-baseapps-libs < 16.12
-Obsoletes: kde-baseapps-devel < 16.12
-Obsoletes: kde-plasma-folderview = 6:16.12
-Obsoletes: kdepasswd < 16.12
+Requires: %{name}-common = %{version}-%{release}
 
 Requires: kdialog >= %{version}
 Requires: keditbookmarks >= %{version}
@@ -28,6 +24,16 @@ Requires: konqueror >= %{version}
 %description
 Metapackage for Core KDE applications.
 
+%package common
+Summary: Common files for %{name}
+#Conflicts: kde-baseapps < 4.12.0-2
+Obsoletes: kde-baseapps-libs < 16.12
+Obsoletes: kde-baseapps-devel < 16.12
+Obsoletes: kde-plasma-folderview = 6:16.12
+Obsoletes: kdepasswd < 16.12
+%description common
+%{summary}
+
 
 %prep
 # blank
@@ -44,8 +50,14 @@ Metapackage for Core KDE applications.
 %files
 # empty metapackage
 
+%files common
+# empty
+
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 30 2017 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 16.12.1-2
+- re-introduce -common, move Obsoletes there
+
 * Mon Jan 30 2017 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 16.12.1-1
 - (empty) metapackage, help transition to kf5-based packages