diff --git a/kf5.spec b/kf5.spec
index 3a240b9..aa46b95 100644
--- a/kf5.spec
+++ b/kf5.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:    kf5
 Version: 5.100.0
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Summary: Filesystem and RPM macros for KDE Frameworks 5
 License: BSD
 URL:     http://www.kde.org
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ sed -i \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 07 2022 Marc Deop marcdeop@fedoraproject.org - 5.100.0-2
+- Add %%stable_kf5, %%majmin_ver_kf5 and helper macros.
+
 * Sun Nov 06 2022 Marc Deop <marcdeop@fedoraproject.org> - 5.100.0-1
 - 5.100.0
 
diff --git a/macros.kf5 b/macros.kf5
index 3e39c87..30eccf4 100644
--- a/macros.kf5
+++ b/macros.kf5
@@ -68,3 +68,32 @@
     (find %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/locale/ -name "%1.qm" -type f | sed ' \
         s:%{buildroot}/:: \
         s:%{_datadir}/locale/\\([a-zA-Z_\\@]*\\)/\\([a-zA-Z_]*\\)/%1.qm:%lang(\\1) %{_datadir}/locale/\\1/\\2/%1.qm:' > %1.lang)
+
+# Start of backwards compatible macros
+# Used mostly in plasma and gear packages:
+# %%maj_ver_kf5
+# %%min_ver_kf5
+# %%bug_ver_kf5
+# %%majmin_ver_kf5
+# %%stable_kf5
+
+%maj_ver_kf5 %(echo %{version} | cut -d. -f1)
+%min_ver_kf5 %(echo %{version} | cut -d. -f2)
+%bug_ver_kf5 %(echo %{version} | cut -d. -f3)
+
+%stable_kf5 %( \
+    if test %bug_ver_kf5 -ge 50 ; then
+        echo "unstable"
+    else
+        echo "stable"
+    fi
+    )
+
+%majmin_ver_kf5 %( \
+    if test %bug_ver_kf5 -ge 50 ; then
+        echo %{maj_ver_kf5}.%{min_ver_kf5}.50
+    else
+        echo %{maj_ver_kf5}.%{min_ver_kf5}
+    fi
+    )
+# End of backwards compatible macros