diff --git a/perl-Data-Password.changes b/perl-Data-Password.changes
index 8c632b8..b215c94 100644
--- a/perl-Data-Password.changes
+++ b/perl-Data-Password.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec  1 13:31:37 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- switch to perl_requires macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jul 25 19:36:16 CEST 2009 - chris@computersalat.de
 
diff --git a/perl-Data-Password.spec b/perl-Data-Password.spec
index 95a110e..71f642a 100644
--- a/perl-Data-Password.spec
+++ b/perl-Data-Password.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Patch1:         %{name}-1.07-dict.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  perl
 BuildRequires:  perl-macros
-Requires:  perl = %{perl_version}
+%{perl_requires}
 Requires:  words
 
 %description