diff --git a/perl-IO-stringy.changes b/perl-IO-stringy.changes
index 86ec494..e6e0c89 100644
--- a/perl-IO-stringy.changes
+++ b/perl-IO-stringy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov 30 19:20:21 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- switch to perl_requires macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov 29 18:30:18 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
 
diff --git a/perl-IO-stringy.spec b/perl-IO-stringy.spec
index c5c2633..6fe0b1d 100644
--- a/perl-IO-stringy.spec
+++ b/perl-IO-stringy.spec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Group:          Development/Libraries/Perl
 Url:            http://www.zeegee.com/code/perl/IO-stringy/
 Provides:       p_iostrn
 Obsoletes:      p_iostrn
-Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}
+%{perl_requires}
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Summary:        I/O on in-core objects like strings and arrays
 Version:        2.110