diff --git a/gettext.spec b/gettext.spec
index 2fa2f4c..3f80cbe 100644
--- a/gettext.spec
+++ b/gettext.spec
@@ -2,17 +2,11 @@
 %bcond_with java
 %global snapshot 20220203
 
-Summary: GNU libraries and utilities for producing multi-lingual messages
+Summary: GNU Gettext tools and documentation for developers and translators
 Name: gettext
 Version: 0.21
-Release: 15%{?dist}.0.%{snapshot}
+Release: 16%{?dist}.0.%{snapshot}
 
-# The following are licensed under LGPLv2+:
-# - libintl and its headers
-# - libasprintf and its headers
-# - libintl.jar
-# - GNU.Gettext.dll
-# - gettext.sh
 # The following are licensed under GFDL:
 # - gettext-tools/doc/FAQ.html
 # - gettext-tools/doc/tutorial.html
@@ -77,23 +71,34 @@ BuildRequires: glibc-langpack-ja
 BuildRequires: glibc-langpack-tr
 BuildRequires: glibc-langpack-zh
 BuildRequires: make
+Requires: %{name}-runtime = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description
+Gettext include a set of conventions about how programs should
+be written to support message catalogs, a directory and file naming
+organization for the message catalogs, a runtime library which supports
+the retrieval of translated messages, and stand-alone programs for handling
+the translatable and the already translated strings.
+
+
+%package runtime
+Summary: GNU runtime libraries and programs for producing multi-lingual messages
+# The following are licensed under LGPLv2+:
+# - libintl and its headers
+# - libasprintf and its headers
+# - libintl.jar
+# - GNU.Gettext.dll
+# - gettext.sh
+License: GPLv3+ and LGPLv2+
 # Depend on the exact version of the library sub package
 Requires: %{name}-libs%{_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides: bundled(gnulib)
 Provides: bundled(libcroco) = 0.6.12
-Provides: gettext-runtime = %{version}-%{release}
 
-%description
-The GNU gettext package provides a set of tools and documentation for
-producing multi-lingual messages in programs. Tools include a set of
-conventions about how programs should be written to support message
-catalogs, a directory and file naming organization for the message
-catalogs, a runtime library which supports the retrieval of translated
-messages, and stand-alone programs for handling the translatable and
-the already translated strings. Gettext provides an easy to use
-library and tools for creating, using, and modifying natural language
-catalogs and is a powerful and simple method for internationalizing
-programs.
+%description runtime
+The GNU gettext-runtime package provides an easy to use runtime libraries and
+programs for creating, using, and modifying natural language catalogs
+and is a powerful and simple method for internationalizing programs.
 
 
 %package common-devel
@@ -269,7 +274,6 @@ rm ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}%{_emacs_sitelispdir}/%{name}/start-po.elc
 
 %find_lang %{name}-runtime
 %find_lang %{name}-tools
-cat %{name}-*.lang > %{name}.lang
 
 
 %check
@@ -283,16 +287,41 @@ make check LIBUNISTRING=-lunistring
 
 %ldconfig_scriptlets libs
 
-%files -f %{name}.lang
+%files runtime -f %{name}-runtime.lang
 %license COPYING
 %doc AUTHORS gettext-runtime/BUGS
-%doc gettext-tools/misc/DISCLAIM README
-%doc NEWS THANKS
+%doc COPYING NEWS THANKS README
 %doc gettext-runtime/man/*.1.html
 %doc gettext-runtime/intl/COPYING*
 %{_bindir}/envsubst
 %{_bindir}/gettext
 %{_bindir}/gettext.sh
+%{_bindir}/ngettext
+%exclude %{_mandir}/man1/autopoint.1*
+%exclude %{_mandir}/man1/gettextize.1*
+%exclude %{_mandir}/man1/msg*
+%exclude %{_mandir}/man1/recode-sr-latin.1*
+%exclude %{_mandir}/man1/xgettext.1*
+%{_mandir}/man1/*
+%{_libdir}/%{name}
+%if %{with java}
+%exclude %{_libdir}/%{name}/gnu.gettext.*
+%endif
+%dir %{_datadir}/%{name}
+%dir %{_datadir}/%{name}/its
+%{_datadir}/%{name}/ABOUT-NLS
+%{_datadir}/%{name}/po
+%{_datadir}/%{name}/styles
+%dir %{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}
+%{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}/its
+
+%files -f %{name}-tools.lang
+%doc gettext-tools/misc/DISCLAIM README
+%doc gettext-tools/man/msg*.1.html
+%doc gettext-tools/man/xgettext.1.html
+%doc gettext-tools/man/recode*.1.html
+%doc gettext-tools/doc/FAQ.html
+%doc gettext-tools/doc/tutorial.html
 %{_bindir}/msgattrib
 %{_bindir}/msgcat
 %{_bindir}/msgcmp
@@ -307,31 +336,23 @@ make check LIBUNISTRING=-lunistring
 %{_bindir}/msgmerge
 %{_bindir}/msgunfmt
 %{_bindir}/msguniq
-%{_bindir}/ngettext
 %{_bindir}/recode-sr-latin
 %{_bindir}/xgettext
 %{_infodir}/gettext*
 %exclude %{_mandir}/man1/autopoint.1*
 %exclude %{_mandir}/man1/gettextize.1*
 %exclude %{_mandir}/man1/msghack.1*
-%{_mandir}/man1/*
-%{_libdir}/%{name}
-%if %{with java}
-%exclude %{_libdir}/%{name}/gnu.gettext.*
-%endif
-%dir %{_datadir}/%{name}
-%dir %{_datadir}/%{name}/its
-%{_datadir}/%{name}/ABOUT-NLS
-%{_datadir}/%{name}/po
-%{_datadir}/%{name}/styles
-%dir %{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}
-%{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}/its
+%{_mandir}/man1/msg*
+%{_mandir}/man1/recode*.1*
+%{_mandir}/man1/xgettext.1*
 
 %files common-devel
 %{_datadir}/%{name}/archive.*.tar.xz
 
 %files devel
 %doc gettext-runtime/man/*.3.html ChangeLog
+%doc gettext-tools/man/autopoint.1.html
+%doc gettext-tools/man/gettextize.1.html
 %{_bindir}/autopoint
 %{_bindir}/gettextize
 %{_datadir}/%{name}/projects/
@@ -375,6 +396,9 @@ make check LIBUNISTRING=-lunistring
 %{_mandir}/man1/msghack.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 8 2022 Sundeep Anand <suanand@redhat.com> - 0.21-16.0.20220203
+- separate out gettext-runtime from the main package into a subpackage
+
 * Tue Jun 7 2022 Sundeep Anand <suanand@redhat.com> - 0.21-15.0.20220203
 - add Provides: gettext-runtime to gettext package for forward compatibility.
 - and removed Provides: gettext-tools