diff --git a/langpacks.spec b/langpacks.spec
index a3b1a1e..bc4f760 100644
--- a/langpacks.spec
+++ b/langpacks.spec
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ local langpacks_package_list = {
    },
  },
  { lang="en", fclang="", langname="English", default={
-                sans="",
+                sans="", -- Do not add anything here. default-fonts-en is equivalent to default-fonts-core-sans 
                 serif="",
                 mono="" },
    recommends={ "liberation-sans-fonts",
@@ -1388,13 +1388,11 @@ This package provides %{_langname} langpacks meta-package.
 end
 
 local other_deps = { sans={}, serif={}, mono={} }
-local other_prov = ""
 local cjk_deps = { sans={}, serif={}, mono={} }
-local cjk_prov = ""
 local face = { "sans", "serif", "mono" }
-local corefonts = { sans ="default-fonts-core-sans",
-                    serif="default-fonts-core-serif",
-                    mono ="default-fonts-core-mono"
+local corefonts = { sans ="default-fonts-core-sans = %{version}-%{release}",
+                    serif="default-fonts-core-serif = %{version}-%{release}",
+                    mono ="default-fonts-core-mono = %{version}-%{release}"
 }
 
 for i = 1, #langpacks_package_list do
@@ -1431,27 +1429,31 @@ for i = 1, #langpacks_package_list do
 
       -- Only install sans fonts as default fonts per lang
       if face[j] == "sans" then
-        table.insert(default_deps, current)
-        table.insert(extra_deps, "default-fonts-" .. lang)
+        if lang == "en" then
+          -- Special take care of required packages
+          for k = 1, #core_font_package_list["default"]["sans"] do
+            table.insert(default_deps, core_font_package_list["default"]["sans"][k])
+          end
+        else
+          table.insert(default_deps, current)
+        end
+        table.insert(extra_deps, "default-fonts-" .. lang .. " = %{version}-%{release}")
         -- Provide font(:lang=) deps for sans only
-        prov = append_fontprov("", lang)
+        prov = append_fontprov("", lowerorth)
+
+        if is_cjk(lang) then
+          table.insert(cjk_deps[face[j]], "default-fonts-" .. lang .. " = %{version}-%{release}")
+        else
+          table.insert(other_deps[face[j]], "default-fonts-" .. lang .. " = %{version}-%{release}")
+        end
       else
         table.insert(extra_deps, current)
-      end
 
-      if is_cjk(lang) then
-        table.insert(cjk_deps[face[j]], current)
-      else
-        table.insert(other_deps[face[j]], current)
-      end
-    end
-
-    if (lang == orth or orth == "") then
-      --Provide font(:lang) only when lang is recognized by fontconfig
-      if is_cjk(lang) then
-        cjk_prov = append_fontprov(cjk_prov, lowerorth)
-      else
-        other_prov = append_fontprov(other_prov, lowerorth)
+        if is_cjk(lang) then
+          table.insert(cjk_deps[face[j]], current)
+        else
+          table.insert(other_deps[face[j]], current)
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -1478,12 +1480,12 @@ for i = 1, #langpacks_package_list do
 end
 
 for i = 1, #face do
-  deffontpkg("other-" .. face[i], "", "default fonts", "non-CJK languages", build_deps(other_prov, "Requires", drop_duplicate(other_deps[face[i]])))
-  deffontpkg("cjk-" .. face[i], "", "default fonts", "CJK languages", build_deps(cjk_prov, "Requires", drop_duplicate(cjk_deps[face[i]])))
+  deffontpkg("other-" .. face[i], "", "default fonts", "non-CJK languages", build_deps("", "Requires", drop_duplicate(other_deps[face[i]])))
+  deffontpkg("cjk-" .. face[i], "", "default fonts", "CJK languages", build_deps("", "Requires", drop_duplicate(cjk_deps[face[i]])))
 end
 
---core font packages
-local coreface = { "sans", "serif", "mono", "emoji", "math" }
+--core font packages except sans - core-sans is equivalent to default-fonts-en
+local coreface = { "serif", "mono", "emoji", "math" }
 for i = 1, #coreface do
   deffontpkg("core-" .. coreface[i], "", "default fonts", "Latin languages", build_deps("", "Requires", drop_duplicate(core_font_package_list["default"][coreface[i]])))
 end
@@ -1491,9 +1493,9 @@ end
 
 %package -n default-fonts
 Summary: Meta package to install all the default fonts
-Requires: default-fonts-core
-Requires: default-fonts-cjk
-Requires: default-fonts-other
+Requires: default-fonts-core = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: default-fonts-cjk = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: default-fonts-other = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description -n default-fonts
 This package provides easier way to install all the default fonts meta packages for all the languages.
@@ -1503,11 +1505,11 @@ This package provides easier way to install all the default fonts meta packages
 
 %package -n default-fonts-core
 Summary: Meta package to install sans/serif/mono/emoji/math default fonts meta packages for Latin
-Requires: default-fonts-core-sans
-Requires: default-fonts-core-serif
-Requires: default-fonts-core-mono
-Requires: default-fonts-core-emoji
-Requires: default-fonts-core-math
+Requires: default-fonts-core-sans = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: default-fonts-core-serif = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: default-fonts-core-mono = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: default-fonts-core-emoji = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: default-fonts-core-math = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description -n default-fonts-core
 This package provides easier way to install all variants of default fonts meta packages for Latin.
@@ -1515,11 +1517,21 @@ This package provides easier way to install all variants of default fonts meta p
 %files -n default-fonts-core
 %{_datadir}/metainfo/org.fedoraproject.default-fonts-core.metainfo.xml
 
+%package -n default-fonts-core-sans
+Summary: Meta package to install default fonts for Latin languages
+Requires: default-fonts-en = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description -n default-fonts-core-sans
+This package provides default fonts package set(s) for Latin languages
+
+%files -n default-fonts-core-sans
+%{_datadir}/metainfo/org.fedoraproject.default-fonts-core-sans.metainfo.xml
+
 %package -n default-fonts-cjk
 Summary: Meta package to install sans/serif/mono/emoji/math default fonts meta packages for CJK.
-Requires: default-fonts-cjk-sans
-Requires: default-fonts-cjk-serif
-Requires: default-fonts-cjk-mono
+Requires: default-fonts-cjk-sans = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: default-fonts-cjk-serif = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: default-fonts-cjk-mono = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description -n default-fonts-cjk
 This package provides easier way to install all variants of default fonts meta packages
@@ -1530,9 +1542,9 @@ for CJK languages.
 
 %package -n default-fonts-other
 Summary: Meta package to install sans/serif/mono/emoji/math default fonts meta packages for non-CJK.
-Requires: default-fonts-other-sans
-Requires: default-fonts-other-serif
-Requires: default-fonts-other-mono
+Requires: default-fonts-other-sans = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: default-fonts-other-serif = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: default-fonts-other-mono = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description -n default-fonts-other
 This package provides easier way to install all variants of default fonts meta packages