diff --git a/apache2.changes b/apache2.changes
index e059e45..fb68200 100644
--- a/apache2.changes
+++ b/apache2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec 12 08:58:58 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- switch to pkgconfig(zlib) so that alternative providers can be
+  used
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Sep 23 06:06:26 UTC 2022 - Stephan Kulow <coolo@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/apache2.spec b/apache2.spec
index 737d30f..de0fe15 100644
--- a/apache2.spec
+++ b/apache2.spec
@@ -214,9 +214,9 @@ BuildRequires:  pcre2-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  xz
-BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsystemd)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(systemd)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(zlib)
 # SECTION test requirements
 %if %{test}
 BuildRequires:  apache-rpm-macros