diff --git a/conmon.spec b/conmon.spec
index 37c9fe5..aff53e6 100644
--- a/conmon.spec
+++ b/conmon.spec
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 %global shortcommit0 %(c=%{commit0}; echo ${c:0:7})
 
 Name: conmon
-Epoch: 2
+Epoch: 3
 Version: 2.1.10
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Summary: OCI container runtime monitor
 License: ASL 2.0
 URL: %{git0}
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ export LDFLAGS="-pie -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now"
 %{_mandir}/man8/*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Apr 08 2024 Lokesh Mandvekar <lsm5@redhat.com> - 3:2.1.10-2
+- bump epoch to preserve upgrade path from rhel 8.10
+- Related: RHEL-31950
+
 * Tue Jan 02 2024 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 2:2.1.10-1
 - update to https://github.com/containers/conmon/releases/tag/v2.1.10
 - Related: RHEL-2112