diff --git a/perl-DateTime-Format-MySQL.changes b/perl-DateTime-Format-MySQL.changes
index 000c44a..2ce65f4 100644
--- a/perl-DateTime-Format-MySQL.changes
+++ b/perl-DateTime-Format-MySQL.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec  1 13:31:46 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- switch to perl_requires macro
+
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 Sun May  9 13:12:48 UTC 2010 - lars@linux-schulserver.de
 
diff --git a/perl-DateTime-Format-MySQL.spec b/perl-DateTime-Format-MySQL.spec
index dbe42b6..ce4c409 100644
--- a/perl-DateTime-Format-MySQL.spec
+++ b/perl-DateTime-Format-MySQL.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ BuildRequires: perl(DateTime)
 BuildRequires: perl(DateTime::Format::Builder)
 Requires:      perl(DateTime)
 Requires:      perl(DateTime::Format::Builder)
-Requires:      perl = %{perl_version}
+%{perl_requires}
 BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description