diff --git a/0001-Added-AlmaLinux-change-identifier-0.6.5.patch b/0001-Added-AlmaLinux-change-identifier-0.6.5.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ff8e72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Added-AlmaLinux-change-identifier-0.6.5.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,255 @@
+From d128484a6502f76a2dc3f70551efbc880583c075 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: eabdullin <ed.abdullin.1@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:38:20 +0300
+Subject: [PATCH] Added AlmaLinux change identifier
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+When modifying a package in AlmaLinux relative to upstream, we do not increment the package’s version/release number. Instead, we use almalinux.{almalinux_release_number}.
+Therefore, the ability to identify AlmaLinux-specific changes was added, using the comment "AlmaLinux change: ".
+If this comment is used, the base release number of the package remains unchanged, but the suffix almalinux.{almalinux_release_number} is appended.
+The almalinux_release_number counter increments with each AlmaLinux-specific change to the package and resets upon version/release updates of the package.
+---
+ rpmautospec/changelog.py                              |  2 +
+ rpmautospec/magic_comments.py                         |  7 +-
+ rpmautospec/pkg_history.py                            | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++-
+ rpmautospec/subcommands/process_distgit.py            |  9 ++-
+ tests/rpmautospec/test_magic_comments.py              |  1 +
+ tests/rpmautospec/subcommands/test_process_distgit.py |  3 ++-
+ 6 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/rpmautospec/changelog.py b/rpmautospec/changelog.py
+index cb3e74f..b123bbe 100644
+--- a/rpmautospec/changelog.py
++++ b/rpmautospec/changelog.py
+@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ class ChangelogEntry(dict):
+             changelog_evr = f" - {entry_info['epoch-version']}"
+             if entry_info["release-complete"]:
+                 changelog_evr += f"-{entry_info['release-complete']}"
++            if "almalinux-release-complete" in entry_info and entry_info["almalinux-release-complete"]:
++                changelog_evr += f".{entry_info['almalinux-release-complete']}"
+         else:
+             changelog_evr = ""
+         changelog_header = f"* {changelog_date} {entry_info['authorblurb']}{changelog_evr}"
+diff --git a/rpmautospec/magic_comments.py b/rpmautospec/magic_comments.py
+index d56086e..4c1c06c 100644
+--- a/rpmautospec/magic_comments.py
++++ b/rpmautospec/magic_comments.py
+@@ -3,19 +3,24 @@ from typing import NamedTuple
+ 
+ magic_comment_re = re.compile(r"^\s*\[(?P<magic>.*)\]\s*$")
+ skip_changelog_re = re.compile(r"\s*skip\s+changelog\s*")
++is_almalinux_re = re.compile(r"almalinux\s+change", re.IGNORECASE)
+ bump_release_re = re.compile(r"\s*bump\s+release\s*(?::\s*)?(?P<bump_value>\d+)\s*")
+ 
+ 
+ class MagicCommentResult(NamedTuple):
+     skip_changelog: bool
++    is_almalinux: bool
+     bump_release: int
+ 
+ 
+ def parse_magic_comments(message: str) -> MagicCommentResult:
+     skip_changelog = False
++    is_almalinux = False
+     bump_release = 0
+ 
+     for line in message.split("\n"):
++        if is_almalinux_re.match(line):
++            is_almalinux = True
+         if l_match := magic_comment_re.match(line):
+             for part in l_match.group("magic").split(","):
+                 if skip_changelog_re.match(part):
+@@ -23,4 +28,4 @@ def parse_magic_comments(message: str) -> MagicCommentResult:
+                 if br_match := bump_release_re.match(part):
+                     bump_release = max(bump_release, int(br_match.group("bump_value")))
+ 
+-    return MagicCommentResult(skip_changelog=skip_changelog, bump_release=bump_release)
++    return MagicCommentResult(skip_changelog=skip_changelog, bump_release=bump_release, is_almalinux=is_almalinux)
+diff --git a/rpmautospec/pkg_history.py b/rpmautospec/pkg_history.py
+index 9dabf10..3524383 100644
+--- a/rpmautospec/pkg_history.py
++++ b/rpmautospec/pkg_history.py
+@@ -313,13 +313,61 @@ class PkgHistoryProcessor:
+         )
+         release_number = max(parent_release_numbers, default=0)
+ 
++        is_parent_almalinux = any(
++            res.get("almalinux-release-number") for res in parent_results if res
++        )
++
+-        if self.specfile.name in commit.tree:
++        if (
++            self.specfile.name in commit.tree
++            and (
++                not commit_result["magic-comment-result"].is_almalinux and
++                not is_parent_almalinux
++            )
++        ):
+             release_number += 1
+ 
+         release_number = max(release_number, commit_result["magic-comment-result"].bump_release)
+ 
+         commit_result["release-number"] = release_number
+ 
++        is_almalinux_commit = (
++            commit_result["magic-comment-result"].is_almalinux or is_parent_almalinux
++        )
++
++        if is_almalinux_commit:
++            log.debug("\tHas AlmaLinux changes or parent Almalinux release")
++
++            parent_almalinux_release_numbers = tuple(
++                (
++                    res.get("almalinux-release-number", 0)
++                    if res and (
++                        epoch_version is None or res["epoch-version"] is None or epoch_version == res["epoch-version"]
++                    )
++                    else 0
++                )
++                for res in parent_results
++            )
++            almalinux_release_number = max(parent_almalinux_release_numbers, default=0)
++
++            if commit_result["magic-comment-result"].is_almalinux:
++                almalinux_release_number += 1
++
++            if (
++                release_number > max(parent_release_numbers, default=0) or
++                (is_parent_almalinux and len(commit.parents) > 1)
++            ):
++                almalinux_release_number = 1
++            elif epoch_version != commit_verflags.get("epoch-version"):
++                almalinux_release_number = 1
++
++            commit_result["almalinux-release-number"] = almalinux_release_number
++            almalinux_release_number_with_base = almalinux_release_number + base - 1
++            commit_result["almalinux-release-complete"] = f"alma.{almalinux_release_number_with_base}"
++            log.debug("\talmalinux_release_number: %s", almalinux_release_number)
++        else:
++            commit_result["almalinux-release-number"] = 0
++            commit_result["almalinux-release-complete"] = ""
++
+         log.debug("\trelease_number: %s", release_number)
+ 
+         prerel_str = "0." if prerelease else ""
+@@ -410,6 +458,7 @@ class PkgHistoryProcessor:
+                 "commitlog": commit.message,
+                 "epoch-version": commit_result["epoch-version"],
+                 "release-complete": commit_result["release-complete"],
++                "almalinux-release-complete": commit_result["almalinux-release-complete"]
+             }
+         )
+ 
+@@ -442,13 +491,17 @@ class PkgHistoryProcessor:
+                 else:
+                     log.debug("\tno parent to follow")
+                 previous_changelog = ()
++                second_parent = None
+                 for candidate in parent_results:
+                     if not candidate:
+                         continue
+                     if candidate["commit-id"] == parent_to_follow.id:
+                         previous_changelog = candidate.get("changelog", ())
+                         skip_for_changelog = True
+-                        break
++                    else:
++                        second_parent = candidate.get("changelog", ())
++                if second_parent is not None:
++                    previous_changelog = self._add_missing_changes(previous_changelog, second_parent)
+ 
+             log.debug("\tskip_for_changelog: %s", skip_for_changelog)
+ 
+@@ -461,6 +514,34 @@ class PkgHistoryProcessor:
+ 
+         yield commit_result
+ 
++    @staticmethod
++    def _add_missing_changes(changelog1, changelog2):
++        def add_unique_entries(entries, new_changelog, added_entries):
++            for entry in entries:
++                key = (entry['epoch-version'], entry['release-complete'], entry['almalinux-release-complete'])
++                if key not in added_entries:
++                    new_changelog.append(entry)
++                    added_entries.add(key)
++
++        new_changelog = []
++        added_entries = set()
++
++        max_release2 = changelog2[0]['release-complete']
++        max_version2 = changelog2[0]['epoch-version']
++
++        for entry in changelog1:
++            key = (entry['epoch-version'], entry['release-complete'], entry['almalinux-release-complete'])
++            if (entry['epoch-version'], entry['release-complete']) == (max_version2, max_release2):
++                break
++            new_changelog.append(entry)
++            added_entries.add(key)
++
++        add_unique_entries(changelog2, new_changelog, added_entries)
++
++        add_unique_entries(changelog1, new_changelog, added_entries)
++
++        return tuple(new_changelog)
++
+     @staticmethod
+     def _merge_info(f1: dict[str, Any], f2: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+         """Merge dicts containing info of previously run visitors."""
+diff --git a/rpmautospec/subcommands/process_distgit.py b/rpmautospec/subcommands/process_distgit.py
+index 25a03f4..55b0fd1 100644
+--- a/rpmautospec/subcommands/process_distgit.py
++++ b/rpmautospec/subcommands/process_distgit.py
+@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ AUTORELEASE_TEMPLATE = """
+     release_number = {autorelease_number:d};
+     base_release_number = tonumber(rpm.expand("%{{?-b*}}%{{!?-b:1}}"));
+     print(release_number + base_release_number - 1);
+-}}%{{?-e:.%{{-e*}}}}%{{?-s:.%{{-s*}}}}%{{!?-n:%{{?dist}}}}"""  # noqa: E501
++}}%{{?-e:.%{{-e*}}}}%{{?-s:.%{{-s*}}}}%{{!?-n:%{{?dist}}}}{almalinux_suffix}"""  # noqa: E501
+ 
+ 
+ def register_subcommand(subparsers):
+@@ -112,9 +112,14 @@ def process_distgit(
+         # Process the spec file into a temporary file...
+         used_features = []
+ 
++        almalinux_suffix = ""
++        if result.get("almalinux-release-complete", False):
++            almalinux_suffix = f'.{result["almalinux-release-complete"]}'
++
+         if features.has_autorelease:
+             autorelease_blurb_if_needed = AUTORELEASE_TEMPLATE.format(
+-                autorelease_number=autorelease_number
++                autorelease_number=autorelease_number,
++                almalinux_suffix=almalinux_suffix
+             )
+             used_features.append("autorelease")
+         else:
+	diff --git a/tests/rpmautospec/test_magic_comments.py b/tests/rpmautospec/test_magic_comments.py
+index 2801cd7..3938dcd 100644
+--- a/tests/rpmautospec/test_magic_comments.py
++++ b/tests/rpmautospec/test_magic_comments.py
+@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ def _read_commitlog_magic_comments_testdata():
+                 MagicCommentResult(
+                     skip_changelog=d.get("skip_changelog", False),
+                     bump_release=d.get("bump_release", 0),
++                    is_almalinux=d.get("is_almalinux", False),
+                 ),
+                 id=f"commit-{variant}",
+             )
+diff --git a/tests/rpmautospec/subcommands/test_process_distgit.py b/tests/rpmautospec/subcommands/test_process_distgit.py
+index d57d2df..7a9e972 100644
+--- a/tests/rpmautospec/subcommands/test_process_distgit.py
++++ b/tests/rpmautospec/subcommands/test_process_distgit.py
+@@ -132,7 +132,8 @@ def fuzz_spec_file(
+         "w", encoding="utf-8"
+     ) as new:
+         if is_processed:
+-            autorelease_blurb = process_distgit.AUTORELEASE_TEMPLATE.format(autorelease_number=15)
++            almalinux_suffix = ""
++            autorelease_blurb = process_distgit.AUTORELEASE_TEMPLATE.format(autorelease_number=15, almalinux_suffix=almalinux_suffix)
+             print(
+                 process_distgit.RPMAUTOSPEC_TEMPLATE.format(
+                     version=__version__,
+-- 
+2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)
diff --git a/python-rpmautospec.spec b/python-rpmautospec.spec
index dd64014..54c31d0 100644
--- a/python-rpmautospec.spec
+++ b/python-rpmautospec.spec
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ License: MIT
 URL: https://github.com/fedora-infra/%{srcname}
 Source0: https://github.com/fedora-infra/%{srcname}/releases/download/%{version}/%{srcname}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+Patch1001: 0001-Added-AlmaLinux-change-identifier-0.6.5.patch
+
 %if 0%{!?pyproject_files:1}
 %global pyproject_files %{_builddir}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{_arch}-pyproject-files
 %endif
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ enabled packages locally.
 %endif
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version}
+%autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version} -p1
 %if %{with old_poetry}
 sed -i \
     -e 's/\[tool\.poetry\.group\.dev\.dependencies\]/[tool.poetry.dev-dependencies]/g' \