diff --git a/patterns-devel-base.changes b/patterns-devel-base.changes
index 983e003..604baec 100644
--- a/patterns-devel-base.changes
+++ b/patterns-devel-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jul 17 06:32:17 UTC 2017 - sflees@suse.de
+
+- Don't require cvs anymore (not common anymore).
+- Recommend git.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 28 16:08:50 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
 
diff --git a/patterns-devel-base.spec b/patterns-devel-base.spec
index b46853d..5098c81 100644
--- a/patterns-devel-base.spec
+++ b/patterns-devel-base.spec
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ Requires:       automake
 Requires:       binutils
 Requires:       bison
 Requires:       cpp
-Requires:       cvs
 Requires:       flex
 Requires:       gcc
 Requires:       gdbm-devel
@@ -72,6 +71,7 @@ Recommends:     bin86
 Recommends:     db-devel
 Recommends:     gcc-c++
 Recommends:     gcc-info
+Recommends:     git
 Recommends:     glibc-info
 Recommends:     gmp-devel
 Recommends:     gperf