diff --git a/1.9.5.tar.gz b/1.9.5.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 35052afe734d0a08b53b2448fc3a1b8b8b977331..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Binary files a/1.9.5.tar.gz and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/jsoncpp.spec b/jsoncpp.spec
index 7f622b512a880543722f0b0822ed8711a09d0cc4..63a374bcd7e8e40a60b8d4aebd7c2d67f6d16b99 100644
--- a/jsoncpp.spec
+++ b/jsoncpp.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # rebuild cmake with bundled jsoncpp at first
 %define libmajor 26
 
-%bcond_without compatlib
+%bcond_with compatlib
 %if %{with compatlib}
 %define compatlib_version 1.9.5
 %define compatlib_libmajor 25
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 Name:           jsoncpp
 Version:        1.9.6
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 Summary:        JSON C++ library
 License:        Public Domain or MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ popd
 %doc dist/doxygen/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 10 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 1.9.6-2
+- disable build compat lib as cmake has been built against latest jsoncpp now
+
 * Sun Nov 03 2024 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 1.9.6-1
 - update to 1.9.6
 - add switch building compat lib