diff --git a/git.changes b/git.changes
index 1ab260b..5b7c1ee 100644
--- a/git.changes
+++ b/git.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 22 15:13:11 UTC 2023 - Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.com>
+
+- Downgrade openssh dependency to recommends (bsc#1215533)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 23 19:03:38 UTC 2023 - Andreas Stieger <andreas.stieger@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/git.spec b/git.spec
index 6e572ad..798bef5 100644
--- a/git.spec
+++ b/git.spec
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ Group:          Development/Tools/Version Control
 Requires:       less
 Obsoletes:      git-remote-helpers < %{version}
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1550 || 0%{?sle_version} >= 150300
-Requires:       openssh-clients
+Recommends:     openssh-clients
 %else
-Requires:       openssh
+Recommends:     openssh
 %endif
 
 %description core