diff --git a/lalinference/debian/control.in b/lalinference/debian/control.in
index 3435c7091057fb6f3a16ab3340442a34fc41ab3b..03b52222b65be06b328383e8a1a60407ef9b0197 100644
--- a/lalinference/debian/control.in
+++ b/lalinference/debian/control.in
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ Depends:
   python-lalinspiral (>= @MIN_LALINSPIRAL_VERSION@~),
   python-lalpulsar (>= @MIN_LALPULSAR_VERSION@~),
   lalinference (= ${binary:Version})
-Replaces: lalapps (<< 6.14.0-1), lalinference-python (<< 1.9.4.1-1~)
-Breaks: lalapps (<< 6.14.0-1), lalinference-python (<< 1.9.4.1-1~)
+Replaces: lalapps (<< 6.21.0.1-1), lalinference-python (<< 1.9.4.1-1~)
+Breaks: lalapps (<< 6.21.0.1-1), lalinference-python (<< 1.9.4.1-1~)
 Description: Python bindings for LALInference
  The LSC Algorithm Inference Library for gravitational wave data analysis.
  This package contains Python bindings for the LAL Inference library.
diff --git a/lalinference/lalinference.spec.in b/lalinference/lalinference.spec.in
index 54c45d767b1123b26113f76bb1ec758d5219764e..97faeb700a28cef04c1d4389768d8f8b091cf0ea 100644
--- a/lalinference/lalinference.spec.in
+++ b/lalinference/lalinference.spec.in
@@ -90,9 +90,6 @@ library.
 %package -n python2-%{name}
 Summary: Python %{python2_version} Bindings for LALInference
 Group: LAL
-Provides: %{name}-python
-Obsoletes: %{name}-python < 1.9.4-2
-Conflicts: %{name}-python
 Requires: %{name} = %{version}
 Requires: healpy >= 1.9.1
 Requires: h5py
@@ -112,6 +109,8 @@ Requires: python2-lalsimulation >= @MIN_LALSIMULATION_VERSION@
 Requires: python2-lalburst >= @MIN_LALBURST_VERSION@
 Requires: python2-lalinspiral >= @MIN_LALINSPIRAL_VERSION@
 Requires: python2-lalpulsar >= @MIN_LALPULSAR_VERSION@
+Obsoletes: %{name}-python
+Provides: %{name}-python
 %description -n python2-%{name}
 The LSC Algorithm Library for gravitational wave data analysis.
 This package provides the Python %{python2_version} bindings for LALInference.