diff --git a/perl-Date-Business.changes b/perl-Date-Business.changes
index d0fe582..50ca99c 100644
--- a/perl-Date-Business.changes
+++ b/perl-Date-Business.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec  1 13:31:42 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- switch to perl_requires macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov 29 18:29:41 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
 
diff --git a/perl-Date-Business.spec b/perl-Date-Business.spec
index 98bef5e..cb5046b 100644
--- a/perl-Date-Business.spec
+++ b/perl-Date-Business.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ BuildRequires:  perl
 %if 0%{?suse_version} < 1120
 BuildRequires:  perl-macros
 %endif
-Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}
+%{perl_requires}
 
 %description
 Date::Business provides the functionality to perform simple date