diff --git a/python-setuptools.spec b/python-setuptools.spec
index d934ae6..ab345cb 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 Name:           python-setuptools
 # When updating, update the bundled libraries versions bellow!
 Version:        53.0.0
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        Easily build and distribute Python packages
 # setuptools is MIT
 # appdirs is MIT
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ Provides:       python%{python3_version}dist(setuptools) = %{version}
 %py_provides    python%{python3_pkgversion}-pkg_resources
 %py_provides    python%{python3_pkgversion}-pkg-resources
 
+# Provide platform-python-setuptools for backwards compatibility with RHEL 8
+Provides:       platform-python-setuptools = %{version}-%{release}
+
 %description -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
 Setuptools is a collection of enhancements to the Python 3 distutils that allow
 you to more easily build and distribute Python 3 packages, especially ones that
@@ -203,6 +206,11 @@ PYTHONPATH=$(pwd) %pytest --ignore=pavement.py
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 28 2021 Tomas Orsava <torsava@redhat.com> - 53.0.0-5
+- Provide the platform-python-setuptools name for backwards compatibility
+  with RHEL 8
+- Related: rhbz#1891487
+
 * Mon Jun 21 2021 Lumír Balhar <lbalhar@redhat.com> - 53.0.0-4
 - Add missing bundled provide - ordered-set
 Related: rhbz#1950291