diff --git a/perl-Data-Alias.changes b/perl-Data-Alias.changes
index 2b78a6d..da42dc6 100644
--- a/perl-Data-Alias.changes
+++ b/perl-Data-Alias.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec  1 13:31:33 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- switch to perl_requires macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 24 16:54:24 UTC 2010 - chris@computersalat.de
 
diff --git a/perl-Data-Alias.spec b/perl-Data-Alias.spec
index 544351a..1350869 100644
--- a/perl-Data-Alias.spec
+++ b/perl-Data-Alias.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ BuildRequires:  perl >= 5.8.9
 %if 0%{?suse_version} < 1120
 BuildRequires:  perl-macros
 %endif
-Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}
+%{perl_requires}
 
 %description
 Aliasing is the phenomenon where two different expressions actually refer