diff --git a/network-manager-applet.spec b/network-manager-applet.spec
index 9343134..8b2f1f9 100644
--- a/network-manager-applet.spec
+++ b/network-manager-applet.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 %global rpm_version 1.26.0
 %global real_version 1.26.0
-%global release_version 2
+%global release_version 3
 
 %global real_version_major %(printf '%s' '%{real_version}' | sed -n 's/^\\([1-9][0-9]*\\.[1-9][0-9]*\\)\\.[1-9][0-9]*$/\\1/p')
 
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications/nm-connection-edit
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon May 03 2024 Stanislas Faye <sfaye@redhat.com> - 1.26.0-3
+- Deprecate nm-applet on RHEL-9 (RHEL-35523)
+
 * Fri Oct 07 2022 Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@v3.sk> - 1.26.0-2
 - Update Japanese translation (rh #2083047)