diff --git a/smeserver-email.spec b/smeserver-email.spec
index 89f4cfb..56204e9 100644
--- a/smeserver-email.spec
+++ b/smeserver-email.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Summary: smeserver server and gateway - email module
 %define name smeserver-email
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 11.0.0
-%define release 2
+%define release 3
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Group: Networking/Daemons
 Source: %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
 BuildRoot: /var/tmp/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-buildroot
+Provides: e-smith-email = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: smeserver-base >= 4.15.0-39
 Requires: smeserver-tinydns >= 1.0.0-5
 Requires: smeserver-smtpd
@@ -73,11 +74,13 @@ if [ $1 -gt 1 ] ; then
   fi
 fi
 
-Provides: e-smith-email
 %description
 smeserver server and gateway software - email module.
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 26 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <jpp@koozali.org> 11.0.0-3.sme
+- move out Provides in scriptlet pre [SME: 12537]
+
 * Sat Mar 23 2024 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org>11.0.0-2.sme
 - Change Requires: e-smith- to Requires:smeserver-