diff --git a/perl-Module-Install.changes b/perl-Module-Install.changes
index 490623d..8322d98 100644
--- a/perl-Module-Install.changes
+++ b/perl-Module-Install.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec  1 13:33:43 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- switch to perl_requires macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Sep  1 08:39:28 UTC 2010 - chris@computersalat.de
 
diff --git a/perl-Module-Install.spec b/perl-Module-Install.spec
index df3ee28..dc3c67f 100644
--- a/perl-Module-Install.spec
+++ b/perl-Module-Install.spec
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ BuildRequires:  perl(YAML::Tiny) >= 1.38
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Harness) >= 3.13
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::More) >= 0.84
 #
-Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}
+%{perl_requires}
 Requires:       perl(Archive::Tar) >= 1.44
 Requires:       perl(Devel::PPPort) >= 3.16
 Requires:       perl(File::Remove) >= 1.42