diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/gix-date-0.5.0.crate
diff --git a/gix-date-fix-metadata.diff b/gix-date-fix-metadata.diff
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+++ b/gix-date-fix-metadata.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- gix-date-0.5.0/Cargo.toml	1970-01-01T00:00:01+00:00
++++ gix-date-0.5.0/Cargo.toml	2023-06-04T21:09:51.775637+00:00
+@@ -38,10 +37,6 @@
+ version = "1.3.0"
+ features = ["std"]
+ default-features = false
+-
+-[dependencies.document-features]
+-version = "0.2.0"
+-optional = true
+
+ [dependencies.itoa]
+ version = "1.0.1"
diff --git a/rust-gix-date.spec b/rust-gix-date.spec
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+++ b/rust-gix-date.spec
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+# Generated by rust2rpm 24
+%bcond_without check
+%global debug_package %{nil}
+
+%global crate gix-date
+
+Name:           rust-gix-date
+Version:        0.5.0
+Release:        %autorelease
+Summary:        Parse dates the way git does
+
+# Upstream license specification: MIT/Apache-2.0
+License:        MIT OR Apache-2.0
+URL:            https://crates.io/crates/gix-date
+Source:         %{crates_source}
+# This will not be required in the next release --> https://github.com/Byron/gitoxide/pull/863
+Source1:        https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Byron/gitoxide/%{crate}-v%{version}/LICENSE-APACHE
+Source2:        https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Byron/gitoxide/%{crate}-v%{version}/LICENSE-MIT
+# Manually created patch for downstream crate metadata changes
+# * Disable feature that is only required for building documentation
+Patch:          gix-date-fix-metadata.diff
+
+BuildRequires:  cargo-rpm-macros >= 24
+
+%global _description %{expand:
+A WIP crate of the gitoxide project parsing dates the way git does.}
+
+%description %{_description}
+
+%package        devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description    devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files          devel
+%license        LICENSE-MIT
+%license        LICENSE-APACHE
+%doc %{crate_instdir}/CHANGELOG.md
+%{crate_instdir}/
+
+%package     -n %{name}+default-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+default-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "default" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+default-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+serde-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+serde-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "serde" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+serde-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%prep
+%autosetup -n %{crate}-%{version_no_tilde} -p1
+%cargo_prep
+cp -pav %{SOURCE1} .
+cp -pav %{SOURCE2} .
+
+%generate_buildrequires
+%cargo_generate_buildrequires
+
+%build
+%cargo_build
+
+%install
+%cargo_install
+
+%if %{with check}
+%check
+%cargo_test
+%endif
+
+%changelog
+%autochangelog
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SHA512 (gix-date-0.5.0.crate) = d6ce8b185f9d6edb3392d91a481eeb04a39d61e0bc3ae3ee3d59be9c77f502d444cad089e743af4e7638b815e36669a9372d50fb160b68b61373028958f32288