diff --git a/meshtasticd.spec.rpkg b/meshtasticd.spec.rpkg
index fc14ede7f..ec2c15141 100644
--- a/meshtasticd.spec.rpkg
+++ b/meshtasticd.spec.rpkg
@@ -59,8 +59,14 @@ BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libbsd-overlay)
 
 Requires:      systemd-udev
 
+# Declare that this package provides the user/group it creates in %pre
+# Required for Fedora 43+ which tracks users/groups as RPM dependencies
+Provides:      user(%{meshtasticd_user})
+Provides:      group(%{meshtasticd_user})
+Provides:      group(spi)
+
 %description
-Meshtastic daemon for controlling Meshtastic devices. Meshtastic is an off-grid
+Meshtastic daemon. Meshtastic is an off-grid
 text communication platform that uses inexpensive LoRa radios.
 
 %prep