diff --git a/tomcat9.spec b/tomcat9.spec
index b9c0d26..ea78660 100644
--- a/tomcat9.spec
+++ b/tomcat9.spec
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 Name:          tomcat9
 Epoch:         1
 Version:       %{major_version}.%{minor_version}.%{micro_version}
-Release:       3%{?dist}
+Release:       4%{?dist}
 Summary:       Apache Servlet/JSP Engine, RI for Servlet %{servletspec}/JSP %{jspspec} API
 
 License:       Apache-2.0
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ Requires(preun):  systemd
 Requires(postun): systemd
 
 Conflicts: tomcat
+Obsoletes: tomcat < 1:10.0.0-1
 
 %description
 Tomcat is the servlet container that is used in the official Reference
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ Summary: The host-manager and manager web applications for Apache Tomcat
 Requires: %{name} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 Conflicts: tomcat
 Conflicts: tomcat-admin-webapps
+Obsoletes: tomcat-admin-webapps < 1:10.0.0-1
 
 %description admin-webapps
 The host-manager and manager web applications for Apache Tomcat.
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ Summary: The docs web application for Apache Tomcat
 Requires: %{name} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 Conflicts: tomcat
 Conflicts: tomcat-docs-webapp
+Obsoletes: tomcat-docs-webapps < 1:10.0.0-1
 
 %description docs-webapp
 The docs web application for Apache Tomcat.
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@ Requires: %{name}-el-%{elspec}-api = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 Conflicts: tomcat
 Conflicts: tomcat-jsp-2.3-api
 Conflicts: tomcat-jsp-3.1-api
+Obsoletes: tomcat-jsp-%{jspspec}-api < 1:10.0.0-1
 
 %description jsp-%{jspspec}-api
 Apache Tomcat JSP API Implementation Classes.
@@ -156,6 +160,7 @@ Conflicts: tomcat-servlet-4.0-api
 Conflicts: tomcat-servlet-6.0-api
 Conflicts: tomcat-el-3.0-api
 Conflicts: tomcat-el-5.0-api
+Obsoletes: tomcat-lib < 1:10.0.0-1
 
 %description lib
 Libraries needed to run the Tomcat Web container.
@@ -168,6 +173,7 @@ Provides: servlet3
 Conflicts: tomcat
 Conflicts: tomcat-servlet-4.0-api
 Conflicts: tomcat-servlet-6.0-api
+Obsoletes: tomcat-servlet-%{servletspec}-api < 1:10.0.0-1
 
 %description servlet-%{servletspec}-api
 Apache Tomcat Servlet API Implementation Classes.
@@ -177,6 +183,7 @@ Summary: Apache Tomcat Expression Language v%{elspec} API Implementation Classes
 Provides: el_api = %{elspec}
 Conflicts: tomcat-el-3.0-api
 Conflicts: tomcat-el-5.0-api
+Obsoletes: tomcat-el-%{elspec}-api < 1:10.0.0-1
 
 %description el-%{elspec}-api
 Apache Tomcat EL API Implementation Classes.
@@ -186,6 +193,7 @@ Summary: The ROOT web application for Apache Tomcat
 Requires: %{name} = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 Conflicts: tomcat
 Conflicts: tomcat-webapps
+Obsoletes: tomcat-webapps < 1:10.0.0-1
 
 %description webapps
 The ROOT web application for Apache Tomcat.
@@ -614,6 +622,10 @@ fi
 %{appdir}/ROOT
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 13 2025 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1:9.0.87-4
+- add Obsoletes to aid upgrade path from tomcat-9.x
+  Resolves: RHEL-79313
+
 * Mon Feb 03 2025 Adam Krajcik <akrajcik@redhat.com> - 1:9.0.87-3
 - Resolves: RHEL-77325 Missing conflicts in spec file