diff --git a/gitea.spec b/gitea.spec
index 6443098..521989c 100644
--- a/gitea.spec
+++ b/gitea.spec
@@ -1,27 +1,12 @@
 ExclusiveArch:  %{go_arches}
 %{!?_sysusersdir: %global _sysusersdir %{_prefix}/lib/sysusers.d}
-%if 0%{?el8}
-%global debug_package %{nil}
-%endif
-%if 0%{?el9}
-%global debug_package %{nil}
-%endif
-%if 0%{?el10}
-%global debug_package %{nil}
-%endif
-%if 0%{?fc42}
-%global debug_package %{nil}
-%endif
-%if 0%{?fc43}
-%global debug_package %{nil}
-%endif
-%if 0%{?fc44}
+%if 0%{?el8} || 0%{?el9} || 0%{?el10} || 0%{?fc42} || 0%{?fc43} || 0%{?fc44}
 %global debug_package %{nil}
 %endif
 
 Name:           gitea
 Version:        1.26.1
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        Gitea: Git with a cup of tea
 
 License:        MIT
@@ -39,10 +24,13 @@ BuildRequires:  make
 Requires:       git
 
 %description
+Gitea is a painless self-hosted Git service. It is similar to GitHub, Bitbucket,
+and GitLab. Gitea is a lightweight code hosting solution written in Go and
+published under the MIT license.
 
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n %{name}-src-%{version}
+%autosetup -p1 -n %{name}-src-%{version}
 
 %build
 sed -i -e 's/-s -w //g' Makefile
@@ -50,7 +38,7 @@ sed -i -e 's/-s -w //g' Makefile
 LDFLAGS=""
 export LDFLAGS
 
-make \
+%make_build \
   TAGS="bindata pam sqlite sqlite_unlock_notify" \
   GITEA_VERSION="%{version}-%{release}" \
   build
@@ -58,21 +46,21 @@ make \
 sed -i \
   -e 's|^User=.*$|User=gitea|g' \
   -e 's|^Group=.*$|Group=gitea|g' \
-  -e 's|^WorkingDirectory=.*$|WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/gitea|g' \
-  -e 's|^ExecStart=.*$|ExecStart=%{_bindir}/gitea web /etc/gitea/app.ini|g' \
-  -e 's|^Environment=.*$|Environment=USER=gitea HOME=/var/lib/gitea GITEA_WORK_DIR=/var/lib/gitea|g' \
+  -e 's|^WorkingDirectory=.*$|WorkingDirectory=%{_sharedstatedir}/gitea|g' \
+  -e 's|^ExecStart=.*$|ExecStart=%{_bindir}/gitea web %{_sysconfdir}/gitea/app.ini|g' \
+  -e 's|^Environment=.*$|Environment=USER=gitea HOME=%{_sharedstatedir}/gitea GITEA_WORK_DIR=%{_sharedstatedir}/gitea|g' \
   contrib/systemd/gitea.service
 
 
 %install
-%{__install} -d %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
-%{__install} -d %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/gitea
-%{__install} -d %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}
-%{__install} -d %{buildroot}/var/lib/gitea
-%{__install} -d %{buildroot}/var/log/gitea
-%{__install} -p -m 0755 %{name} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{name}
-%{__install} -p -m 0644 contrib/systemd/gitea.service %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/gitea.service
-%{__install} -D -p -m 0644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}/gitea.conf
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_bindir}
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/gitea
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_sharedstatedir}/gitea
+install -d %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/log/gitea
+install -p -m 0755 %{name} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{name}
+install -p -m 0644 contrib/systemd/gitea.service %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/gitea.service
+install -D -p -m 0644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_sysusersdir}/gitea.conf
 
 
 %pre
@@ -97,15 +85,18 @@ sed -i \
 %doc MAINTAINERS
 %doc README.md
 %doc SECURITY.md
-%attr(0700, gitea, gitea) %dir /var/lib/gitea
-%attr(0700, gitea, gitea) %dir /var/log/gitea
+%attr(0750, gitea, gitea) %dir %{_sharedstatedir}/gitea
+%attr(0750, gitea, gitea) %dir %{_localstatedir}/log/gitea
 %{_bindir}/%{name}
 %{_unitdir}/gitea.service
-%attr(-, gitea, gitea) %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/gitea
+%attr(0750, gitea, gitea) %dir %{_sysconfdir}/gitea
 %{_sysusersdir}/gitea.conf
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun May 10 2026 Jason Rothstein
+- More best practice applied
+
 * Sat May 09 2026 Jason Rothstein
 - Move to macros to manage services and users