diff --git a/sane-backends.spec b/sane-backends.spec
index 24a9fe6..d3356da 100644
--- a/sane-backends.spec
+++ b/sane-backends.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 %define __requires_exclude ^libsane-.*\.so\.[0-9]*(\(\).*)?+$
 
 %define _maindocdir %{_docdir}/%{name}-%{version}
-%define _develdocdir %{_docdir}/%{name}-devel-%{version}
+%define _docdocdir %{_docdir}/%{name}-doc-%{version}
 
 Summary: Scanner access software
 Name: sane-backends
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ Requires: systemd >= 183
 Requires: udev >= 143
 %endif
 Requires: sane-backends-libs%{?_isa} = %{?epoch:%{epoch}:}%{version}-%{release}
-Obsoletes: sane-backends < 1.0.22-4
-Conflicts: sane-backends < 1.0.22-4
+Obsoletes: sane-backends < 1.0.23-10
+Conflicts: sane-backends < 1.0.23-10
 Obsoletes: sane-backends-docs <= 1.0.17-12
 Provides: sane-backends-docs = %{?epoch:%{epoch}:}%{version}-%{release}
 
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ SANE application programming interface (API) provides standardized
 access to any raster image scanner hardware (flatbed scanner,
 hand-held scanner, video and still cameras, frame-grabbers, etc.).
 
+%package doc
+Summary: SANE backends documentation
+Group: Documentation
+BuildArch: noarch
+Obsoletes: sane-backends < 1.0.23-10
+Conflicts: sane-backends < 1.0.23-10
+
+%description doc
+This package contains documentation for SANE backends.
+
 %package libs
 Summary: SANE libraries
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
@@ -192,17 +202,17 @@ install -m 0644 tools/udev/libsane.rules %{buildroot}%{udevrulesdir}/65-libsane.
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig
 install -m 0644 tools/sane-backends.pc %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig/
 
-mkdir %{buildroot}%{_develdocdir}
+mkdir %{buildroot}%{_docdocdir}
 pushd %{buildroot}%{_maindocdir}
 for f in *; do
     if [ -d "$f" ]; then
-        mv "$f" "%{buildroot}%{_develdocdir}/${f}"
+        mv "$f" "%{buildroot}%{_docdocdir}/${f}"
     else
         case "$f" in
         AUTHORS|ChangeLog|COPYING|LICENSE|NEWS|PROBLEMS|README|README.linux)
             ;;
         backend-writing.txt|PROJECTS|sane-*.html)
-            mv "$f" "%{buildroot}%{_develdocdir}/${f}"
+            mv "$f" "%{buildroot}%{_docdocdir}/${f}"
             ;;
         *)
             rm -rf "$f"
@@ -235,13 +245,16 @@ popd
 
 %dir %{_libdir}/sane
 
+%files doc
+%defattr(-, root, root)
+%doc %{_docdocdir}
+
 %files libs
 %defattr(-, root, root)
 %{_libdir}/libsane*.so.*
 
 %files devel
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%doc %{_develdocdir}
 %{_bindir}/sane-config
 %{_mandir}/man1/sane-config.1*
 %{_includedir}/sane
@@ -258,6 +271,9 @@ popd
 %{_libdir}/sane/*gphoto2.so*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 25 2013 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com>
+- move documentation into separate doc subpackage (#977653)
+
 * Mon Jun 24 2013 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com> - 1.0.23-10
 - move some documentation to devel subpackage (#977103)