diff --git a/perl-Text-Markdown.changes b/perl-Text-Markdown.changes
index 730c93e..9703db7 100644
--- a/perl-Text-Markdown.changes
+++ b/perl-Text-Markdown.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec  1 13:35:46 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- switch to perl_requires macro
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May  4 12:49:22 UTC 2010 - chris@computersalat.de
 
diff --git a/perl-Text-Markdown.spec b/perl-Text-Markdown.spec
index 96f5767..e6cde2b 100644
--- a/perl-Text-Markdown.spec
+++ b/perl-Text-Markdown.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ BuildRequires:  perl(Module::Build)
 %if 0%{?suse_version} < 1120
 BuildRequires:  perl-macros
 %endif
-Requires:       perl = %{perl_version}
+%{perl_requires}
 
 %description
 Markdown is a text-to-HTML filter; it translates an easy-to-read /