diff --git a/openjpeg2.changes b/openjpeg2.changes
index 40b6f20..9c25cff 100644
--- a/openjpeg2.changes
+++ b/openjpeg2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 14 20:15:11 UTC 2019 - bjorn.lie@gmail.com
+
+- Change openjpeg2 Recommends in the devel package to Requires.
+
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 Mon Oct 23 15:04:03 UTC 2017 - idonmez@suse.com
 
diff --git a/openjpeg2.spec b/openjpeg2.spec
index 9844f72..e4d80a8 100644
--- a/openjpeg2.spec
+++ b/openjpeg2.spec
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ still-image compression standard from the Joint Photographic Experts Group
 Summary:        Development files for %{name}
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Other
 Requires:       %{library_name} = %{version}
-Recommends:     %{name} = %{version}
+Requires:       %{name} = %{version}
 
 %description    devel
 The OpenJPEG library is an open-source JPEG 2000 codec written in C language.