diff --git a/boost.changes b/boost.changes
index da78d4f..b4b3ece 100644
--- a/boost.changes
+++ b/boost.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Oct 25 19:15:41 UTC 2021 - Matthias Mailänder <mailaender@opensuse.org>
+
+- Fix boost nowide development not requiring the library itself
+
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 Thu Oct 21 10:37:47 CEST 2021 - aschnell@suse.com
 
diff --git a/boost.spec b/boost.spec
index 0d2529d..b51bb2e 100644
--- a/boost.spec
+++ b/boost.spec
@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@ Summary:        Development headers for Boost.Nowide libraries
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
 Conflicts:      boost-nowide-devel-impl
 Provides:       boost-nowide-devel-impl = %{version}
+Requires:       libboost_nowide%{library_version} = %{version}
 
 %description -n libboost_nowide%{library_version}-devel
 Development headers for Boost.Nowide* boost libraries.