diff --git a/99-apcupsd-xfer-glitch.patch b/99-apcupsd-xfer-glitch.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b2898d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/99-apcupsd-xfer-glitch.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+diff -aruN apcupsd-3.14.14.orig/src/drivers/usb/usb.c apcupsd-3.14.14/src/drivers/usb/usb.c
+--- apcupsd-3.14.14.orig/src/drivers/usb/usb.c	2024-02-24 20:22:42.007641242 +0100
++++ apcupsd-3.14.14/src/drivers/usb/usb.c	2024-02-24 20:23:03.824987965 +0100
+@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
+    UpsDriver(ups),
+    _quirk_old_backups_pro(false),
+    _prev_time((struct timeval){0}),
+-   _bpcnt(0)
++   _bpcnt(0),
++   _bacnt(0),
++   _brcnt(0)
+ {
+ }
+ 
+@@ -410,8 +412,13 @@
+       break;
+ 
+    case CI_NeedReplacement:
+-      if (uval->iValue)
+-         _ups->set_replacebatt(uval->iValue);
++      if (uval->iValue) {
++         if (_brcnt++) {
++           _ups->set_replacebatt(uval->iValue);
++         }
++      } else {
++         _brcnt = 0;
++      }
+       Dmsg(200, "ReplaceBatt=%d\n", uval->iValue);
+       break;
+ 
+@@ -569,11 +576,15 @@
+        * delayed. C'est la vie.
+        */
+       if (uval->iValue) {
+-         if (_bpcnt++)
++         if (_bpcnt++) {
++            _bacnt = 0;
+             _ups->set_battpresent();
++         }
+       } else {
+-         _bpcnt = 0;
+-         _ups->clear_battpresent();
++         if (_bacnt++) {
++            _bpcnt = 0;
++            _ups->clear_battpresent();
++         }
+       }
+       Dmsg(200, "BatteryPresent=%d\n", uval->iValue);
+       break;
+diff -aruN apcupsd-3.14.14.orig/src/drivers/usb/usb.h apcupsd-3.14.14/src/drivers/usb/usb.h
+--- apcupsd-3.14.14.orig/src/drivers/usb/usb.h	2024-02-24 20:22:42.007641242 +0100
++++ apcupsd-3.14.14/src/drivers/usb/usb.h	2024-02-24 20:23:01.754956355 +0100
+@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
+    bool _quirk_old_backups_pro;
+    struct timeval _prev_time;
+    int _bpcnt;
++   int _bacnt;
++   int _brcnt;
+ };
+ 
+ /* Max rate to update volatile data */
diff --git a/apcupsd.service b/apcupsd.service
index 614fec2..2e199ff 100644
--- a/apcupsd.service
+++ b/apcupsd.service
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ After=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStartPre=-/bin/rm -f /etc/apcupsd/powerfail
-ExecStart=/sbin/apcupsd -b -f /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/apcupsd -b -f /etc/apcupsd/apcupsd.conf
 KillMode=process
 
 [Install]
diff --git a/apcupsd.spec b/apcupsd.spec
index 4156a27..dde0ac9 100644
--- a/apcupsd.spec
+++ b/apcupsd.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:       apcupsd
 Version:    3.14.14
-Release:    33%{?dist}
+Release:    40%{?dist}
 Summary:    APC UPS Power Control Daemon
 
 License:    GPL-2.0-only
@@ -23,11 +23,15 @@ Patch1:       apcupsd-3.14.4-shutdown.patch
 # Fix format-security error so we can enable the checks
 Patch2:       patch-format-security
 Patch3:       disable_nologin.patch
-
+# fixes "increasing NUMXFERS" bug:
+# https://sourceforge.net/p/apcupsd/mailman/apcupsd-users/thread/ad9afb27-30f9-443f-a9fb-982c41ad1325%40okazoo.eu/
+# https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/1c3eo9n/apcupsd_and_proxmox_frequent_battery_disconnected/
+# patch source: https://sourceforge.net/p/apcupsd/mailman/message/58741334/
+Patch4:       99-apcupsd-xfer-glitch.patch
 
 BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel, gd-devel
-%if %{defined fedora}
+%if %{defined fedora} || (%{defined rhel} && 0%{?rhel} > 9)
 BuildRequires: libusb-compat-0.1-devel
 %endif
 %if (%{defined rhel} && 0%{?rhel} <= 9)
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ printf 'install:\n\techo skipped\n' > platforms/redhat/Makefile
 %configure \
         --sysconfdir="/etc/apcupsd" \
         --with-cgi-bin="/var/www/apcupsd" \
-        --sbindir=/sbin \
+        --sbindir=%{_bindir} \
         --enable-cgi \
         --enable-pthreads \
         --enable-net \
@@ -140,7 +144,11 @@ rm examples/*.in
 %config(noreplace) /etc/apcupsd/onbattery
 %config(noreplace) /etc/logrotate.d/apcupsd
 /usr/share/hal/fdi/policy/20thirdparty/80-apcupsd-ups-policy.fdi
-%attr(0755,root,root) /sbin/*
+%{_bindir}/apcaccess
+%{_bindir}/apctest
+%{_bindir}/apcupsd
+%exclude %{_bindir}/smtp
+
 %{_mandir}/*/*
 
 %files cgi
@@ -173,6 +181,28 @@ rm examples/*.in
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan 16 2026 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.14.14-40
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_44_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Wed Jul 23 2025 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.14.14-39
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_43_Mass_Rebuild
+
+* Thu May 22 2025 Gwyn Ciesla <gwync@protonmail.com> - 3.14.14-38
+- Don't ship /usr/bin/smtp, not used, conflicts with opensmtpd.
+
+* Fri May 09 2025 Gwyn Ciesla <gwync@protonmail.com> - 3.14.14-37
+- Move binaries from sbin to bin, 2365293.
+
+* Wed Apr 23 2025 Davide Cavalca <dcavalca@fedoraproject.org> - 3.14.14-36
+- Fix libusb conditional to make it build on EPEL 10
+  Fixes: RHBZ#2337139
+
+* Wed Apr 09 2025 Germano Massullo <germano.massullo@gmail.com> - 3.14.14-35
+- Adds 99-apcupsd-xfer-glitch.patch
+
+* Thu Jan 16 2025 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.14.14-34
+- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_42_Mass_Rebuild
+
 * Fri Nov 08 2024 Germano Massullo <germano.massullo@gmail.com> - 3.14.14-33
 - Adds distinction between Fedora and EL <= 9 for BuildRequires: libusb