diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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-/results*
-/*.src.rpm
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-2.0.3.tar.xz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-2.0.4.tar.gz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-2.0.5.tar.gz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-2.1.0.tar.gz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-2.1.1.tar.gz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-2.1.2.tar.gz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-2.1.3.tar.gz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-2.1.4.tar.gz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-2.1.5.tar.gz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-2.1.6.tar.gz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-2.1.7.tar.gz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-2.1.8.tar.gz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-845e631.tar.gz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-6.0.0.tar.gz
-/wingpanel-indicator-sound-6.0.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/00-fix-appdata-xml-syntax.patch b/00-fix-appdata-xml-syntax.patch
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-diff --git a/data/sound.appdata.xml.in b/data/sound.appdata.xml.in
-index 21a7e8e..fb27735 100644
---- a/data/sound.appdata.xml.in
-+++ b/data/sound.appdata.xml.in
-@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
-     <release version="6.0.0" date="2021-07-14" urgency="medium">
-       <description>
-         <p>New features</p>
-+        <ul>
-           <li>select specific input and output devices</li>
-+        </ul>
-         <p>Minor updates</p>
-         <ul>
-           <li>Hide temporary audio players when they stop</li>
diff --git a/changelog b/changelog
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-* Fri Feb 19 2021 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.1.8-3.20210217git845e631
-- Bump to commit 845e631. Rebuilt for granite 6 soname bump and wingpanel 3.
-
-* Wed Jan 27 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.1.8-2
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_34_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Thu Jan 07 2021 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.1.8-1
-- Update to version 2.1.8.
-
-* Fri Oct 09 2020 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.1.7-1
-- Update to version 2.1.7.
-
-* Wed Aug 12 2020 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.1.6-1
-- Update to version 2.1.6.
-
-* Wed Jul 29 2020 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.1.5-2
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_33_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Fri Apr 03 2020 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.1.5-1
-- Update to version 2.1.5.
-
-* Fri Jan 31 2020 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.1.4-2
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_32_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Mon Nov 25 2019 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.1.4-1
-- Update to version 2.1.4.
-
-* Sat Jul 27 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.1.3-2
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_31_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Thu Mar 07 2019 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.1.3-1
-- Update to version 2.1.3.
-
-* Sun Feb 03 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.1.2-2
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_30_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Wed Dec 19 2018 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.1.2-1
-- Update to version 2.1.2.
-
-* Mon Oct 01 2018 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.1.1-1
-- Update to version 2.1.1.
-
-* Sat Jul 14 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.1.0-2
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_29_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Thu Jul 05 2018 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.1.0-1
-- Update to version 2.1.0.
-
-* Wed Jun 13 2018 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.5-7
-- Rebuild for granite5 soname bump.
-
-* Fri Feb 09 2018 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.0.5-6
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_28_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Wed Jan 24 2018 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.5-5
-- Add patch to fix undefined symbols.
-
-* Sat Nov 04 2017 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.5-4
-- Rebuild for granite soname bump.
-
-* Thu Aug 03 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.0.5-3
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Binutils_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Thu Jul 27 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.0.5-2
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_27_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Wed May 03 2017 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.5-1
-- Update to version 2.0.5.
-
-* Sat Apr 22 2017 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.4-1
-- Update to version 2.0.4.
-
-* Sat Feb 11 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.0.3-5
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Wed Jan 25 2017 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.3-4
-- Remove explicit BR: pkgconfig.
-
-* Sat Jan 14 2017 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.3-3
-- Filter provides.
-
-* Fri Jan 13 2017 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.3-2
-- Clean up spec file.
-
-* Mon Oct 31 2016 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.3-1
-- Update to version 2.0.3.
-
-* Tue Oct 04 2016 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.2-1
-- Update to version 2.0.2.
-
-* Thu Sep 29 2016 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.1-3
-- Mass rebuild.
-
-* Wed Sep 28 2016 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.1-2
-- Spec file cleanups.
-
-* Sun Sep 11 2016 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0.1-1
-- Update to version 2.0.1.
-
-* Sun Aug 21 2016 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0-1
-- Update to latest snapshot.
-
-* Sun Aug 21 2016 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com>
-- Weak inverse require wingpanel.
-
-* Sun Aug 21 2016 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 2.0-1
-- Update to version 2.0.
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/dead.package
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+remove package (temporarily) due to unresolved issues with GNOME 43
diff --git a/sources b/sources
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-SHA512 (wingpanel-indicator-sound-6.0.1.tar.gz) = aa34e5a695f0f89dd602aa6033f36f85c8dea26407c86f368f8c49f0d1879a56afa466dda079e557b5a868307087461d92dc8c138b9e12702ee39c42b433d60b
diff --git a/wingpanel-indicator-sound.rpmlintrc b/wingpanel-indicator-sound.rpmlintrc
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-# false positives
-addFilter("E: invalid-lc-messages-dir /usr/share/locale/bh*")
-addFilter("E: invalid-lc-messages-dir /usr/share/locale/mo*")
diff --git a/wingpanel-indicator-sound.spec b/wingpanel-indicator-sound.spec
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-%global __provides_exclude_from ^%{_libdir}/wingpanel/.*\\.so$
-
-%global srcname wingpanel-indicator-sound
-%global appname io.elementary.wingpanel.sound
-
-Name:           wingpanel-indicator-sound
-Summary:        Sound Indicator for wingpanel
-Version:        6.0.1
-Release:        %autorelease
-License:        GPLv3
-
-URL:            https://github.com/elementary/%{name}
-Source0:        %{url}/archive/%{version}/%{srcname}-%{version}.tar.gz
-
-BuildRequires:  gettext
-BuildRequires:  libappstream-glib
-BuildRequires:  meson
-BuildRequires:  vala >= 0.22.0
-
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(glib-2.0)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(granite)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gtk+-3.0)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libcanberra)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libcanberra-gtk)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libnotify)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libpulse)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libpulse-mainloop-glib)
-BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(wingpanel) >= 3.0.0
-
-Requires:       wingpanel%{?_isa}
-Supplements:    wingpanel%{?_isa}
-
-%description
-A sound indicator for wingpanel.
-
-
-%prep
-%autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version} -p1
-
-
-%build
-%meson
-%meson_build
-
-
-%install
-%meson_install
-
-%find_lang sound-indicator
-
-# remove the specified stock icon from appdata (invalid in libappstream-glib)
-sed -i '/icon type="stock"/d' %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/metainfo/%{appname}.appdata.xml
-
-
-%check
-appstream-util validate-relax --nonet \
-    %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/metainfo/%{appname}.appdata.xml
-
-
-%files -f sound-indicator.lang
-%doc README.md
-%license COPYING
-
-%{_libdir}/wingpanel/libsound.so
-
-%{_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas/io.elementary.desktop.wingpanel.sound.gschema.xml
-%{_datadir}/metainfo/%{appname}.appdata.xml
-
-
-%changelog
-%autochangelog