diff --git a/sip.spec b/sip.spec
index 19f6251d60..679ffe0226 100644
--- a/sip.spec
+++ b/sip.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 Summary: SIP - Python/C++ Bindings Generator
 Name: sip
 Version: 4.19.6
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 
 # sipgen/parser.{c.h} is GPLv3+ with exceptions (bison)
 License: GPLv2 or GPLv3 and (GPLv3+ with exceptions)
@@ -42,29 +42,45 @@ Source1: macros.sip
 %global _sip_api_minor 3
 %global _sip_api %{_sip_api_major}.%{_sip_api_minor}
 
-Provides: sip-api(%{_sip_api_major}) = %{_sip_api}
-Provides: sip-api(%{_sip_api_major})%{?_isa} = %{_sip_api}
-
 BuildRequires: python2-devel
 BuildRequires: sed
 
-%description
-SIP is a tool for generating bindings for C++ classes so that they can be
-accessed as normal Python classes. SIP takes many of its ideas from SWIG but,
-because it is specifically designed for C++ and Python, is able to generate
-tighter bindings. SIP is so called because it is a small SWIG.
-
-SIP was originally designed to generate Python bindings for KDE and so has
-explicit support for the signal slot mechanism used by the Qt/KDE class
-libraries. However, SIP can be used to generate Python bindings for any C++
+%global _description\
+SIP is a tool for generating bindings for C++ classes so that they can be\
+accessed as normal Python classes. SIP takes many of its ideas from SWIG but,\
+because it is specifically designed for C++ and Python, is able to generate\
+tighter bindings. SIP is so called because it is a small SWIG.\
+\
+SIP was originally designed to generate Python bindings for KDE and so has\
+explicit support for the signal slot mechanism used by the Qt/KDE class\
+libraries. However, SIP can be used to generate Python bindings for any C++\
 class library.
 
-%package devel
+%description %_description
+
+%package -n python2-sip
+Summary: %summary
+Provides: sip-api(%{_sip_api_major}) = %{_sip_api}
+Provides: sip-api(%{_sip_api_major})%{?_isa} = %{_sip_api}
+%{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-sip}
+# Remove before F30
+Provides: sip = %{version}-%{release}
+Provides: sip%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes: sip < %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n python2-sip %_description
+
+%package -n python2-sip-devel
 Summary: Files needed to generate Python bindings for any C++ class library
-Requires: %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: python2-sip-%{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: %{name}-macros = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: python2-devel
-%description devel
+# Remove before F30
+Provides: sip-devel = %{version}-%{release}
+Provides: sip-devel%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+Obsoletes: sip-devel < %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n python2-sip-devel
 This package contains files needed to generate Python bindings for any C++
 classes library.
 
@@ -89,15 +105,7 @@ Provides: python3-sip-api(%{_sip_api_major})%{?_isa} = %{_sip_api}
 %description -n python3-sip
 This is the Python 3 build of SIP.
 
-SIP is a tool for generating bindings for C++ classes so that they can be
-accessed as normal Python 3 classes. SIP takes many of its ideas from SWIG but,
-because it is specifically designed for C++ and Python, is able to generate
-tighter bindings. SIP is so called because it is a small SWIG.
-
-SIP was originally designed to generate Python bindings for KDE and so has
-explicit support for the signal slot mechanism used by the Qt/KDE class
-libraries. However, SIP can be used to generate Python 3 bindings for any C++
-class library.
+%_description
 
 %package -n python3-sip-devel
 Summary: Files needed to generate Python 3 bindings for any C++ class library
@@ -163,13 +171,13 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/sip
 install -D -p -m644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{rpm_macros_dir}/macros.sip
 
 
-%files
+%files -n python2-sip
 %doc NEWS README
 %license LICENSE LICENSE-GPL2 LICENSE-GPL3
 %{python2_sitearch}/sip.so
 %{python2_sitearch}/sip*.py*
 
-%files devel
+%files -n python2-sip-devel
 %{_bindir}/sip
 %{_datadir}/sip/
 %{python2_inc}/sip.h
@@ -196,6 +204,10 @@ install -D -p -m644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{rpm_macros_dir}/macros.sip
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Dec 17 2017 Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> - 4.19.6-3
+- Python 2 binary packages renamed to python2-sip and python2-sip-devel
+  See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FinalizingFedoraSwitchtoPython3
+
 * Mon Dec 11 2017 Merlin Mathesius <mmathesi@redhat.com> - 4.19.6-2
 - Cleanup spec file conditionals