diff --git a/Specio-0.43.tar.gz b/Specio-0.43.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a3215b..0000000
--- a/Specio-0.43.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:3cd0debf7b6404127d5e0bb7fb78cfef9df5e2519d3d6ad7113b59ad1da9fa1d
-size 104288
diff --git a/Specio-0.44.tar.gz b/Specio-0.44.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a434104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Specio-0.44.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:b544177c4577b3d0dfbc4e1f695678714eefd7f40399da6b7a7d123e317b6d6f
+size 103311
diff --git a/perl-Specio.changes b/perl-Specio.changes
index e739cee..0fae370 100644
--- a/perl-Specio.changes
+++ b/perl-Specio.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug 15 05:29:05 UTC 2019 - Stephan Kulow <coolo@suse.com>
+
+- updated to 0.44
+   see /usr/share/doc/packages/perl-Specio/Changes
+
+  0.44     2019-08-14
+  
+  - Replaced the use of B with XString if it is installed. The latter is much
+    smaller and provides the one subroutine from B we cared about. Based on GH
+    #15. Implemented by Nicolas R.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov  8 06:56:40 UTC 2018 - Stephan Kulow <coolo@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/perl-Specio.spec b/perl-Specio.spec
index e8f1d6d..a5a721d 100644
--- a/perl-Specio.spec
+++ b/perl-Specio.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package perl-Specio
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           perl-Specio
-Version:        0.43
+Version:        0.44
 Release:        0
 %define cpan_name Specio
 Summary:        Type constraints and coercions for Perl
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ Requires:       perl(parent)
 Requires:       perl(version) >= 0.83
 Recommends:     perl(Ref::Util) >= 0.112
 Recommends:     perl(Sub::Util) >= 1.40
+Recommends:     perl(XString)
 %{perl_requires}
 
 %description
@@ -81,10 +82,10 @@ with this module.
 
 %build
 perl Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=vendor
-%{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
+make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %check
-%{__make} test
+make test
 
 %install
 %perl_make_install