diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b64583d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/2.2.5.tar.gz
diff --git a/EMPTY b/EMPTY
deleted file mode 100644
index 0519ecb..0000000
--- a/EMPTY
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mariadb-java-client.spec b/mariadb-java-client.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d3d7de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mariadb-java-client.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+Name: mariadb-java-client
+Version: 2.2.5
+Release: 3%{?dist}
+Summary: Connects applications developed in Java to MariaDB and MySQL databases
+# added BSD license because of https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291558#c13
+License: BSD and LGPLv2+
+URL: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/about-mariadb-connector-j/
+Source0: https://github.com/MariaDB/mariadb-connector-j/archive/%{version}.tar.gz
+
+# optional dependency not in Fedora
+Patch0: remove_waffle-jna.patch
+
+BuildArch: noarch
+BuildRequires: maven-local
+BuildRequires: mvn(net.java.dev.jna:jna)
+BuildRequires: mvn(net.java.dev.jna:jna-platform)
+BuildRequires: mvn(com.google.code.maven-replacer-plugin:replacer)
+# fedora 25
+BuildRequires: mvn(org.apache.felix:maven-bundle-plugin)
+BuildRequires: mvn(org.sonatype.oss:oss-parent:pom:)
+BuildRequires: mvn(org.codehaus.mojo:build-helper-maven-plugin)
+# since version 1.5.2 missing optional dependency (windows)
+#BuildRequires: mvn(com.github.dblock.waffle:waffle-jna)
+
+Suggests: mariadb-server
+
+%description
+MariaDB Connector/J is a Type 4 JDBC driver, also known as the Direct to
+Database Pure Java Driver. It was developed specifically as a lightweight
+JDBC connector for use with MySQL and MariaDB database servers.
+
+%package javadoc
+Summary: Javadoc for %{name}
+
+%description javadoc
+This package contains the API documentation for %{name}.
+
+%prep
+%setup -qn mariadb-connector-j-%{version}
+
+# convert files from dos to unix line encoding
+for file in README.md documentation/*.creole; do
+ sed -i.orig 's|\r||g' $file
+ touch -r $file.orig $file
+ rm $file.orig
+done
+
+# remove missing optional dependency waffle-jna
+%pom_remove_dep com.github.waffle:waffle-jna
+%pom_remove_dep com.zaxxer:HikariCP
+%pom_remove_dep ch.qos.logback:logback-classic
+# also remove the file using the removed plugin
+rm -f src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/com/send/gssapi/WindowsNativeSspiAuthentication.java
+# patch the sources so that the missing file is not making trouble
+%patch0 -p1
+
+%mvn_file org.mariadb.jdbc:%{name} %{name}
+%mvn_alias org.mariadb.jdbc:%{name} mariadb:mariadb-connector-java
+
+%pom_remove_plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-checkstyle-plugin
+%pom_remove_plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-source-plugin
+%pom_remove_plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-javadoc-plugin
+%pom_remove_plugin org.sonatype.plugins:nexus-staging-maven-plugin
+%pom_remove_plugin pl.project13.maven:git-commit-id-plugin
+%pom_remove_plugin -r :maven-gpg-plugin
+
+# remove preconfigured OSGi manifest file and generate OSGi manifest file
+# with maven-bundle-plugin instead of using maven-jar-plugin
+rm src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+%pom_xpath_set "pom:packaging" bundle
+%pom_xpath_set "pom:build/pom:plugins/pom:plugin[pom:artifactId='maven-jar-plugin']/pom:configuration/pom:archive/pom:manifestFile" '${project.build.outputDirectory}/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF'
+%pom_xpath_remove "pom:build/pom:plugins/pom:plugin[pom:artifactId='maven-jar-plugin']/pom:configuration/pom:archive/pom:manifestEntries"
+
+%pom_add_plugin org.apache.felix:maven-bundle-plugin:2.5.4 . '
+true
+
+
+ ${project.groupId}
+ MariaDB JDBC Client
+ ${project.version}.0
+ org.mariadb.jdbc.*
+
+ !com.sun.jna.*,
+ javax.net;resolution:=optional,
+ javax.net.ssl;resolution:=optional,
+ javax.sql;resolution:=optional,
+ javax.transaction.xa;resolution:=optional
+
+
+
+
+
+ bundle-manifest
+ process-classes
+
+ manifest
+
+
+'
+
+%build
+# tests are skipped, while they require running application server
+%mvn_build -- -Dmaven.test.skip
+
+%install
+%mvn_install
+
+%files -f .mfiles
+%doc documentation/* README.md
+%license LICENSE
+
+%files javadoc -f .mfiles-javadoc
+%license LICENSE
+
+%changelog
+* Fri Jun 26 2020 Michal Schorm - 2.2.5-3
+- Fix requirement on MariaDB
+ Resolves: #1797057
+
+* Thu Jun 14 2018 Jakub Janco - 2.2.5-1
+- update version
+
+* Mon May 28 2018 Michael Simacek - 2.2.3-2
+- Remove BR on maven-javadoc-plugin
+
+* Tue Mar 13 2018 Jakub Janco - 2.2.3-1
+- update version
+
+* Mon Feb 26 2018 Jakub Janco - 2.2.2-1
+- update version
+
+* Thu Feb 08 2018 Fedora Release Engineering - 2.2.1-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Wed Jan 03 2018 Jakub Janco - 2.2.1-1
+- Update to 2.2.1
+
+* Tue Nov 21 2017 Jakub Janco - 2.2.0-1
+- Update to 2.2.0
+
+* Tue Aug 29 2017 Tomas Repik - 2.1.0-1
+- Update to 2.1.0
+
+* Wed Jul 26 2017 Fedora Release Engineering - 2.0.2-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Mon Jun 26 2017 Tomas Repik - 2.0.2-1
+- version update
+
+* Fri Feb 10 2017 Fedora Release Engineering - 1.5.5-2
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Mon Nov 28 2016 Tomas Repik - 1.5.5-1
+- version update
+
+* Mon Oct 03 2016 Tomas Repik - 1.5.3-1
+- version update
+
+* Wed Sep 14 2016 Tomas Repik - 1.5.2-1
+- version update
+
+* Tue Jun 21 2016 Tomas Repik - 1.4.6-1
+- version update
+
+* Mon Apr 18 2016 Tomas Repik - 1.4.2-1
+- version update
+
+* Wed Mar 23 2016 Tomas Repik - 1.3.7-1
+- version update
+- BSD license added
+- cosmetic updates in prep phase
+
+* Thu Mar 10 2016 Tomas Repik - 1.3.6-1
+- version update
+
+* Mon Feb 15 2016 Tomas Repik - 1.3.5-1
+- version update
+
+* Wed Jan 20 2016 Tomáš Repík - 1.3.3-3
+- generating OSGi manifest file with maven-bundle-plugin
+
+* Wed Dec 16 2015 Tomáš Repík - 1.3.3-2
+- installing LICENSE added
+- conversion from dos to unix line encoding revised
+- unnecessary tasks removed
+
+* Wed Dec 9 2015 Tomáš Repík - 1.3.3-1
+- Initial package
diff --git a/remove_waffle-jna.patch b/remove_waffle-jna.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26bea91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remove_waffle-jna.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+From d4d3f02f3b940693e99f065dd543e6bc03721f53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jakub Janco
+Date: Sat, 5 May 2018 15:37:06 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Remove WindowsNativeSspiAuthentication This dependency is
+ optional and not in Fedora
+
+---
+ .../internal/com/send/SendGssApiAuthPacket.java | 26 +---------------------
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 25 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/com/send/SendGssApiAuthPacket.java b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/com/send/SendGssApiAuthPacket.java
+index 55771a61..d6a76979 100644
+--- a/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/com/send/SendGssApiAuthPacket.java
++++ b/src/main/java/org/mariadb/jdbc/internal/com/send/SendGssApiAuthPacket.java
+@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ import org.mariadb.jdbc.internal.com.read.Buffer;
+ import org.mariadb.jdbc.internal.com.read.ErrorPacket;
+ import org.mariadb.jdbc.internal.com.send.gssapi.GssapiAuth;
+ import org.mariadb.jdbc.internal.com.send.gssapi.StandardGssapiAuthentication;
+-import org.mariadb.jdbc.internal.com.send.gssapi.WindowsNativeSspiAuthentication;
+ import org.mariadb.jdbc.internal.io.input.PacketInputStream;
+ import org.mariadb.jdbc.internal.io.output.PacketOutputStream;
+
+@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ public class SendGssApiAuthPacket extends AbstractAuthSwitchSendResponsePacket i
+ String mechanisms = buffer.readStringNullEnd(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+ if (mechanisms.isEmpty()) mechanisms = "Kerberos";
+
+- GssapiAuth gssapiAuth = getAuthenticationMethod();
++ GssapiAuth gssapiAuth = new StandardGssapiAuthentication(reader, packSeq);
+ gssapiAuth.authenticate(pos, serverPrincipalName, mechanisms);
+ }
+
+@@ -107,28 +106,5 @@ public class SendGssApiAuthPacket extends AbstractAuthSwitchSendResponsePacket i
+ }
+ }
+
+- /**
+- * Get authentication method according to classpath.
+- * Windows native authentication is using Waffle-jna.
+- *
+- * @return authentication method
+- */
+- private GssapiAuth getAuthenticationMethod() {
+- try {
+- //Waffle-jna has jna as dependency, so if not available on classpath, just use standard authentication
+- if (Platform.isWindows()) {
+- try {
+- Class.forName("waffle.windows.auth.impl.WindowsAuthProviderImpl");
+- return new WindowsNativeSspiAuthentication(reader, packSeq);
+- } catch (ClassNotFoundException cle) {
+- //waffle not in the classpath
+- }
+- }
+- } catch (Throwable cle) {
+- //jna jar's are not in classpath
+- }
+- return new StandardGssapiAuthentication(reader, packSeq);
+- }
+-
+ }
+
+--
+2.14.3
+
diff --git a/sources b/sources
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f48da0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SHA512 (2.2.5.tar.gz) = d4c9a32d53e588df343ad854af1dda943435bb1df20a6aae31b574b800c3e033741309c664d9397eef6608b23e2f4c21587939786f36d064ccae95cd30a8b0a1