diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06fc4ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/hickory-client-0.24.0.crate
diff --git a/0001-do-not-run-doctests-which-require-internet-access.patch b/0001-do-not-run-doctests-which-require-internet-access.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ff2d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-do-not-run-doctests-which-require-internet-access.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From 55af8d29c97545e7fa672d091010010cbd70cb5c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 12:51:52 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] do not run doctests which require internet access
+
+---
+ src/lib.rs | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
+index 7355114..76b64d2 100644
+--- a/src/lib.rs
++++ b/src/lib.rs
+@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
+ //!
+ //! Using the Client to query for DNS records is easy enough, though it performs no resolution. The `hickory-resolver` has a simpler interface if that's what is desired. Over time that library will gain more features to generically query for different types.
+ //!
+-//! ```rust
++//! ```rust,no_run
+ //! use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
+ //! use std::str::FromStr;
+ //! # use hickory_client::client::{Client, SyncClient};
+@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
+ //! This example is meant to show basic usage, using the #[tokio::main] macro to setup a simple runtime.
+ //! The Tokio documentation should be reviewed for more advanced usage.
+ //!
+-//! ```rust
++//! ```rust,no_run
+ //! use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
+ //! use std::str::FromStr;
+ //! use tokio::net::TcpStream as TokioTcpStream;
+-- 
+2.43.0
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 126f491..0000000
--- a/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# rust-hickory-client
-
-The rust-hickory-client package
diff --git a/hickory-client-fix-metadata.diff b/hickory-client-fix-metadata.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73e3fb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hickory-client-fix-metadata.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- hickory-client-0.24.0/Cargo.toml	1970-01-01T00:00:01+00:00
++++ hickory-client-0.24.0/Cargo.toml	2023-12-14T11:39:03.077225+00:00
+@@ -131,14 +131,6 @@
+     "macros",
+ ]
+ 
+-[dev-dependencies.tracing-subscriber]
+-version = "0.3"
+-features = [
+-    "std",
+-    "fmt",
+-    "env-filter",
+-]
+-
+ [features]
+ backtrace = ["hickory-proto/backtrace"]
+ dns-over-https = ["hickory-proto/dns-over-https"]
diff --git a/rust-hickory-client.spec b/rust-hickory-client.spec
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23f7905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust-hickory-client.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,296 @@
+# Generated by rust2rpm 25
+%bcond_without check
+%global debug_package %{nil}
+
+%global crate hickory-client
+
+Name:           rust-hickory-client
+Version:        0.24.0
+Release:        %autorelease
+Summary:        Hickory DNS is a safe and secure DNS library
+
+License:        MIT OR Apache-2.0
+URL:            https://crates.io/crates/hickory-client
+Source:         %{crates_source}
+# Manually created patch for downstream crate metadata changes
+# * remove unused tracing-subscriber dev-dependency
+Patch:          hickory-client-fix-metadata.diff
+# * skip running doctests which require internet access
+Patch:          0001-do-not-run-doctests-which-require-internet-access.patch
+
+BuildRequires:  cargo-rpm-macros >= 24
+
+%global _description %{expand:
+Hickory DNS is a safe and secure DNS library. This is the Client library
+with DNSSEC support. DNSSEC with NSEC validation for negative records,
+is complete. The client supports dynamic DNS with SIG0 authenticated
+requests, implementing easy to use high level funtions. Hickory DNS is
+based on the Tokio and Futures libraries, which means it should be
+easily integrated into other software that also use those libraries.}
+
+%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 %{crate_instdir}/LICENSE-APACHE
+%license %{crate_instdir}/LICENSE-MIT
+%doc %{crate_instdir}/README.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}+backtrace-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+backtrace-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "backtrace" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+backtrace-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+dns-over-https-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+dns-over-https-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "dns-over-https" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+dns-over-https-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+dns-over-https-openssl-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+dns-over-https-openssl-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "dns-over-https-openssl" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+dns-over-https-openssl-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+dns-over-https-rustls-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+dns-over-https-rustls-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "dns-over-https-rustls" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+dns-over-https-rustls-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+dns-over-native-tls-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+dns-over-native-tls-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "dns-over-native-tls" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+dns-over-native-tls-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+dns-over-openssl-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+dns-over-openssl-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "dns-over-openssl" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+dns-over-openssl-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+dns-over-quic-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+dns-over-quic-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "dns-over-quic" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+dns-over-quic-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+dns-over-rustls-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+dns-over-rustls-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "dns-over-rustls" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+dns-over-rustls-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+dns-over-tls-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+dns-over-tls-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "dns-over-tls" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+dns-over-tls-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+dnssec-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+dnssec-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "dnssec" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+dnssec-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+dnssec-openssl-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+dnssec-openssl-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "dnssec-openssl" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+dnssec-openssl-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+dnssec-ring-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+dnssec-ring-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "dnssec-ring" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+dnssec-ring-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+mdns-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+mdns-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "mdns" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+mdns-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+native-certs-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+native-certs-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "native-certs" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+native-certs-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+rustls-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+rustls-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "rustls" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+rustls-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
+
+%package     -n %{name}+serde-config-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+serde-config-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "serde-config" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+serde-config-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%package     -n %{name}+webpki-roots-devel
+Summary:        %{summary}
+BuildArch:      noarch
+
+%description -n %{name}+webpki-roots-devel %{_description}
+
+This package contains library source intended for building other packages which
+use the "webpki-roots" feature of the "%{crate}" crate.
+
+%files       -n %{name}+webpki-roots-devel
+%ghost %{crate_instdir}/Cargo.toml
+
+%prep
+%autosetup -n %{crate}-%{version} -p1
+%cargo_prep
+
+%generate_buildrequires
+%cargo_generate_buildrequires
+
+%build
+%cargo_build
+
+%install
+%cargo_install
+
+%if %{with check}
+%check
+# * skip a test that requires internet connectivity
+%cargo_test -- -- --exact --skip client::async_client::tests::async_client
+%endif
+
+%changelog
+%autochangelog
diff --git a/rust2rpm.toml b/rust2rpm.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f33376
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust2rpm.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[package]
+description = """\
+Hickory DNS is a safe and secure DNS library. This is the Client library
+with DNSSEC support. DNSSEC with NSEC validation for negative records,
+is complete. The client supports dynamic DNS with SIG0 authenticated
+requests, implementing easy to use high level funtions. Hickory DNS is
+based on the Tokio and Futures libraries, which means it should be
+easily integrated into other software that also use those libraries."""
+
+[tests]
+skip = ["client::async_client::tests::async_client"]
+skip-exact = true
+comments = ["skip a test that requires internet connectivity"]
+
diff --git a/sources b/sources
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25617e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sources
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+SHA512 (hickory-client-0.24.0.crate) = 610d5677b2b5cfdb6ca69babe57767a908f2420a8fb60e9a145f0b879b03ef7fef2127ff6ea65ba77d6f30b748a9c9bd07b102510249997819b57217a8890734