diff --git a/python2-matplotlib.spec b/python2-matplotlib.spec
index d19bddb..b7cae30 100644
--- a/python2-matplotlib.spec
+++ b/python2-matplotlib.spec
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
 Name:           python2-matplotlib
 Version:        2.2.4
-Release:        1%{?rctag:.%{rctag}}%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?rctag:.%{rctag}}%{?dist}
 Summary:        Python 2D plotting library
 # qt4_editor backend is MIT
 License:        Python and MIT
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 %if %{with_bundled_fonts}
 Requires:       python2-matplotlib-data-fonts = %{version}-%{release}
 %endif
-%{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-matplotlib-data}
+# no %%python_provide here on purpose, python3-matplotlib-data obsoletes python-matplotlib-data
 
 %description -n python2-matplotlib-data
 %{summary}
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ Summary:        Fonts used by python2-matplotlib
 License:        OFL and Bitstream Vera and Public Domain
 BuildArch:      noarch
 Requires:       python2-matplotlib-data = %{version}-%{release}
-%{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-matplotlib-data-fonts}
+# no %%python_provide here on purpose, python3-matplotlib-data-fonts obsoletes python-matplotlib-data-fonts
 
 %description -n python2-matplotlib-data-fonts
 %{summary}
@@ -450,6 +450,9 @@ PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1 \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Apr 22 2019 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 2.2.4-2
+- Don't obsolete python-matplotlib-data, python-matplotlib-data-fonts (#1695270)
+
 * Wed Mar 13 2019 Mattias Ellert <mattias.ellert@physics.uu.se> - 2.2.4-1
 - Update to version 2.2.4