diff --git a/systemd-mini.changes b/systemd-mini.changes
index 6cad8c2..c3e74d8 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.changes
+++ b/systemd-mini.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug 21 13:04:55 UTC 2015 - fbui@suse.com
+
+- installed systemd and udev packages should have the same version.
+
+  These days udev and systemd are so related that it doesn't semm correct to
+  allow running systemd with udev having a different version.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 19 09:34:41 UTC 2015 - fbui@suse.com
 
diff --git a/systemd-mini.spec b/systemd-mini.spec
index 7f939d8..b9cd6c8 100644
--- a/systemd-mini.spec
+++ b/systemd-mini.spec
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libqrencode)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(usbutils) >= 0.82
 # the buildignore is important for bootstrapping
 #!BuildIgnore:  udev
-Requires:       udev >= 172
+Requires:       udev = %{version}
 Recommends:     %{name}-bash-completion
 Requires:       dbus-1 >= 1.4.0
 Requires:       kbd
diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index 6cad8c2..c3e74d8 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug 21 13:04:55 UTC 2015 - fbui@suse.com
+
+- installed systemd and udev packages should have the same version.
+
+  These days udev and systemd are so related that it doesn't semm correct to
+  allow running systemd with udev having a different version.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 19 09:34:41 UTC 2015 - fbui@suse.com
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 1d24732..fdb7793 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libqrencode)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(usbutils) >= 0.82
 # the buildignore is important for bootstrapping
 #!BuildIgnore:  udev
-Requires:       udev >= 172
+Requires:       udev = %{version}
 Recommends:     %{name}-bash-completion
 Requires:       dbus-1 >= 1.4.0
 Requires:       kbd