diff --git a/.files b/.files
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diff --git a/.rev b/.rev
index e203816..69e5dea 100644
--- a/.rev
+++ b/.rev
@@ -121,4 +121,12 @@
     <comment>Automatic submission by obs-autosubmit</comment>
     <requestid>834036</requestid>
   </revision>
+  <revision rev="14" vrev="3">
+    <srcmd5>fbd317b6c526e049e6a41f63fdec32e5</srcmd5>
+    <version>20200225.2</version>
+    <time>1604306382</time>
+    <user>dimstar_suse</user>
+    <comment></comment>
+    <requestid>844359</requestid>
+  </revision>
 </revisionlist>
diff --git a/.servicemark b/.servicemark
index 34f5978..ae676c2 100644
--- a/.servicemark
+++ b/.servicemark
@@ -1 +1 @@
-eae949f5b875898f45d117d3fa47c916
+658035514d79135648ce04597db2766f
diff --git a/abseil-cpp.changes b/abseil-cpp.changes
index 2aab4d6..2c64b10 100644
--- a/abseil-cpp.changes
+++ b/abseil-cpp.changes
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 27 09:16:46 UTC 2020 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Build shared libraries of abseil for use by grpc
+  (related to https://github.com/grpc/grpc/issues/24476)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Sep  5 20:03:38 UTC 2020 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
 - Switch the package to noarch.
diff --git a/abseil-cpp.spec b/abseil-cpp.spec
index ab66475..df0780b 100644
--- a/abseil-cpp.spec
+++ b/abseil-cpp.spec
@@ -25,14 +25,24 @@ License:        Apache-2.0
 URL:            https://abseil.io/
 Source0:        https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp/archive/%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        %{name}-rpmlintrc
+BuildRequires:  c++_compiler
+BuildRequires:  cmake
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
-BuildArch:      noarch
 
 %description
 Abseil is a collection of C++11 libraries which augment the C++
 standard library. It also provides features incorporated into C++14
 and C++17 standards.
 
+%package devel
+Summary:        Header files for Abseil
+Requires:       %{name} = %{version}
+
+%description devel
+Abseil is a collection of C++11 libraries which augment the C++
+standard library.
+This package contains headers and build system files for it.
+
 %package source
 Summary:        Source code of Abseil
 
@@ -42,14 +52,28 @@ which augment the C++ standard library. It also provides
 features incorporated into C++14 and C++17 standards.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q
+%autosetup -p1
 
 %build
+# let rpm/OBS have some versioning to work with when it comes to upgrades and rebuilds
+cat >"%_builddir/abslx.sym" <<-EOF
+	ABSL_%version { global: *; };
+EOF
+%define build_ldflags -Wl,--version-script=%_builddir/abslx.sym
+%cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS:BOOL=ON
 
 %install
+%cmake_install
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{src_install_dir}
 cp -r * %{buildroot}%{src_install_dir}
-%fdupes %{buildroot}%{src_install_dir}
+%fdupes %{buildroot}/%{_prefix}
+
+%files
+%{_libdir}/libabsl_*.so
+
+%files devel
+%{_includedir}/absl/
+%{_libdir}/cmake/
 
 %files source
 %license LICENSE