diff --git a/libica.changes b/libica.changes
index 11774a2..bd33c4d 100644
--- a/libica.changes
+++ b/libica.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 23 09:05:28 UTC 2024 - Nikolay Gueorguiev <nikolay.gueorguiev@suse.com>
+
+- Amended the .spec file (bsc#1231999)
+  * Replaced Recommends libica-tools with Requires
+
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 Wed Jul  3 10:51:28 UTC 2024 - Nikolay Gueorguiev <nikolay.gueorguiev@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/libica.spec b/libica.spec
index 3824b02..0cdbe57 100644
--- a/libica.spec
+++ b/libica.spec
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ modules to interface with the IBM eServer Cryptographic Accelerator
 %package -n libica4
 Summary:        Library interface for the IBM Cryptographic Accelerator
 Group:          System/Libraries
-Recommends:     libica-tools
+# Recommends:     libica-tools
+Requires:       libica-tools
 
 %description -n libica4
 This package contains the interface library routines used by IBM