diff --git a/scitokens-cpp.changes b/scitokens-cpp.changes
index 378a796..b80ff5e 100644
--- a/scitokens-cpp.changes
+++ b/scitokens-cpp.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr 12 09:34:32 UTC 2023 - Marcus Meissner <meissner@suse.com>
+
+- disable error on deprecated warnings of openssl
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec 23 10:38:18 UTC 2021 - Christian Goll <cgoll@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/scitokens-cpp.spec b/scitokens-cpp.spec
index f326623..48fc907 100644
--- a/scitokens-cpp.spec
+++ b/scitokens-cpp.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package scitokens-cpp
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ want to delegate trust for an issuer for managing a storage allocation.
 %autosetup -n scitokens-cpp-%{version}
 
 %build
+export CFLAGS="%optflags -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations"
 %{cmake}
 %{cmake_build}
 
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ want to delegate trust for an issuer for managing a storage allocation.
 %post -n libSciTokens0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 %postun -n libSciTokens0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
-
 %files -n libSciTokens0
 %license LICENSE
 %{_libdir}/libSciTokens.so.0*