diff --git a/perl-File-Slurp.changes b/perl-File-Slurp.changes
index 9263040..6ba0ac3 100644
--- a/perl-File-Slurp.changes
+++ b/perl-File-Slurp.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov 30 19:20:16 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- switch to perl_requires macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug  9 13:41:33 UTC 2010 - chris@computersalat.de
 
diff --git a/perl-File-Slurp.spec b/perl-File-Slurp.spec
index 0f9da60..47dfe9d 100644
--- a/perl-File-Slurp.spec
+++ b/perl-File-Slurp.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ BuildRequires:  perl-macros
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Pod) >= 1.14
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Pod::Coverage) >= 1.04
 %endif
-Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}
+%{perl_requires}
 
 %description
 This module provides subs that allow you to read or write entire files with