diff --git a/python-SQLAlchemy.changes b/python-SQLAlchemy.changes
index abf9d6e..6e42e58 100644
--- a/python-SQLAlchemy.changes
+++ b/python-SQLAlchemy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Aug 13 21:41:29 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- use generic Cython >= 3 buildrequires 
+
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 Tue Jul 25 18:42:01 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-SQLAlchemy.spec b/python-SQLAlchemy.spec
index 484bda8..8cd2bfd 100644
--- a/python-SQLAlchemy.spec
+++ b/python-SQLAlchemy.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ URL:            https://www.sqlalchemy.org
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/S/SQLAlchemy/SQLAlchemy-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        SQLAlchemy.keyring
 # devel is needed for optional C extensions cprocessors.so, cresultproxy.so and cutils.so
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython3}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython >= 3}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel >= 3.7}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}