diff --git a/recipes-tools/tango-admin/tango-admin.inc b/recipes-tools/tango-admin/tango-admin.inc
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+SUMMARY = "tango_admin database utility"
+LICENSE = "GPL-3.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=1ebbd3e34237af26da5dc08a4e440464"
+
+SRC_URI = "gitsm://gitlab.com/tango-controls/tango_admin.git;protocol=https;branch=main"
+S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
+
+DEPENDS = "libtango"
+
+inherit cmake pkgconfig
diff --git a/recipes-tools/tango-admin/tango-admin_1.21.bb b/recipes-tools/tango-admin/tango-admin_1.21.bb
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+require tango-admin.inc
+
+# tag Release_1.21
+SRCREV = "fbd3465aa7eac0d2de55c9918ce66ccc1bcc048f"
+
+PREFERRED_VERSION_libtango = "9.5.%"