diff --git a/support-files/mysql.spec.sh b/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
index d808ade83427713d56c52917c1511ff260f2af74..a0e64d13b0ce6ccadb30704c60901a9d30552a8a 100644
--- a/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
+++ b/support-files/mysql.spec.sh
@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ necessary to develop MySQL client applications.
 %package shared
 Summary: MySQL - Shared libraries
 Group: Applications/Databases
+Provides: mysql-shared
+Obsoletes: mysql-shared
 
 %description shared
 This package contains the shared libraries (*.so*) which certain
@@ -687,6 +689,12 @@ fi
 # itself - note that they must be ordered by date (important when
 # merging BK trees)
 %changelog 
+* Thu Nov 16 2006 Joerg Bruehe <joerg@mysql.com>
+
+- Explicitly note that the "MySQL-shared" RPMs (as built by MySQL AB) 
+  replace "mysql-shared" (as distributed by SuSE) to allow easy upgrading
+  (bug#22081).
+
 * Mon Nov 13 2006 Joerg Bruehe <joerg@mysql.com>
 
 - Add "--with-partition" to all server builds.