diff --git a/jsch.changes b/jsch.changes
index a90deed..000aeea 100644
--- a/jsch.changes
+++ b/jsch.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Apr 29 12:18:36 UTC 2024 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
+
+- The binaries are compatible with java 1.8
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 21 10:47:53 UTC 2024 - Gus Kenion <gus.kenion@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/jsch.spec b/jsch.spec
index d53b509..53dd0b6 100644
--- a/jsch.spec
+++ b/jsch.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 #
 
 
+# The automatic requires would be java-headless >= 9, but the
+# binaries are java 8 compatible
+%define __requires_exclude java-headless
 Name:           jsch
 Version:        0.2.15
 Release:        0
@@ -36,8 +39,7 @@ BuildRequires:  javapackages-local >= 6
 BuildRequires:  jna
 BuildRequires:  jna-contrib
 BuildRequires:  slf4j
-# The jar still works with Java 8
-Requires:       java >= 1.8
+Requires:       java-headless >= 1.8
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 %description