diff --git a/apache2-mod_perl.changes b/apache2-mod_perl.changes
index 306b2af..823a914 100644
--- a/apache2-mod_perl.changes
+++ b/apache2-mod_perl.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar 19 16:16:42 UTC 2025 - Andreas Stieger <andreas.stieger@gmx.de>
+
+- removed unneeded pcre build dependency
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 27 13:26:53 UTC 2024 - Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/apache2-mod_perl.spec b/apache2-mod_perl.spec
index b9f373b..9908258 100644
--- a/apache2-mod_perl.spec
+++ b/apache2-mod_perl.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # spec file for package apache2-mod_perl
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
-# Copyright (c) 2024 Andreas Stieger <Andreas.Stieger@gmx.de>
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Andreas Stieger <Andreas.Stieger@gmx.de>
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ BuildRequires:  apache2-devel
 BuildRequires:  db-devel
 BuildRequires:  ed
 BuildRequires:  netcfg
-BuildRequires:  pcre-devel
 BuildRequires:  perl
 BuildRequires:  perl-BSD-Resource
 BuildRequires:  perl-Tie-IxHash