diff --git a/SPECS/python-pip.spec b/SPECS/python-pip.spec
index 2ebc63c..52846f5 100644
--- a/SPECS/python-pip.spec
+++ b/SPECS/python-pip.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{srcname}
 Version:        %{base_version}%{?prerel:~%{prerel}}
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        A tool for installing and managing Python packages
 
 # We bundle a lot of libraries with pip, which itself is under MIT license.
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Recommends:     python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
 # Virtual provides for the packages bundled by pip:
 %{bundled 3}
 
-Provides:       pip = %{version}-%{release}
+Provides:       pip = 1:%{version}-%{release}
 Conflicts:      python-pip < %{version}-%{release}
 
 %{crypt_compat_recommends 3}
@@ -418,6 +418,10 @@ pytest_k='not completion and
 %{python_wheel_dir}/%{python_wheel_name}
 
 %changelog
+* Tue May 19 2026 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 21.3.1-2
+- Bump epoch for the virtual pip Provide, for this package to take precedence over python3.14-pip
+Resolves: RHEL-178095
+
 * Tue Mar 19 2024 Lumír Balhar <lbalhar@redhat.com> - 21.3.1-1
 - Update to 21.3.1
 Resolves: RHEL-29310