diff --git a/lilv.spec b/lilv.spec
index ed1d7e0..64d8e90 100644
--- a/lilv.spec
+++ b/lilv.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 Name:       lilv
 Version:    0.24.12
-Release:    1%{?dist}
+Release:    2%{?dist}
 Summary:    An LV2 Resource Description Framework Library
 
 License:    MIT
@@ -37,9 +37,18 @@ Requires:       lv2 >= 1.18.0
 for applications. Lilv is the successor to SLV2, rewritten to be significantly
 faster and have minimal dependencies.
 
+%package libs
+Summary:    Libraries for %{name}
+
+%description libs
+%{name} is a lightweight C library for Resource Description Syntax which
+supports reading and writing Turtle and NTriples.
+
+This package contains the libraries for %{name}.
+
 %package devel
 Summary:    Development libraries and headers for %{name}
-Requires:   %{name}%{_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:   %{name}-libs%{_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description devel
 %{name} is a lightweight C library for Resource Description Syntax which
@@ -50,7 +59,7 @@ This package contains the headers and development libraries for %{name}.
 %package -n python3-%{name}
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{name}}
 Summary:    Python bindings for %{name}
-Requires:   %{name}%{_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:   %{name}-libs%{_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description -n python3-%{name}
 %{name} is a lightweight C library for Resource Description Syntax which
@@ -83,10 +92,7 @@ chmod +x %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/lib%{name}-0.so.*
 %{python3} waf test
 
 %files
-%doc AUTHORS NEWS README.md
-%license COPYING
 %exclude %{_pkgdocdir}/%{name}-%{maj}/
-%{_libdir}/lib%{name}-%{maj}.so.*
 %{_bindir}/lilv-bench
 %{_bindir}/lv2info
 %{_bindir}/lv2ls
@@ -95,6 +101,11 @@ chmod +x %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/lib%{name}-0.so.*
 %{_sysconfdir}/bash_completion.d/lilv
 %{_mandir}/man1/*
 
+%files libs
+%doc AUTHORS NEWS README.md
+%license COPYING
+%{_libdir}/lib%{name}-%{maj}.so.*
+
 %files devel
 %{_libdir}/lib%{name}-%{maj}.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/%{name}-%{maj}.pc
@@ -106,6 +117,9 @@ chmod +x %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/lib%{name}-0.so.*
 %{python3_sitelib}/__pycache__/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jan 10 2022 Adam Williamson <awilliam@redhat.com> - 0.24.12-2
+- Split library into a separate package (#2032115)
+
 * Fri Nov 26 2021 Guido Aulisi <guido.aulisi@gmail.com> - 0.24.12-1
 - Update to 0.24.12