diff --git a/python-mpi4py.changes b/python-mpi4py.changes
index 9c9049a..9a4c11f 100644
--- a/python-mpi4py.changes
+++ b/python-mpi4py.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Sep 17 00:28:00 UTC 2021 - Christoph Junghans <junghans@votca.org>
+
+- Build against openmpi4
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Feb 25 18:03:42 UTC 2021 - andy great <andythe_great@pm.me>
 
diff --git a/python-mpi4py.spec b/python-mpi4py.spec
index d4a1f3d..5cb0bb3 100644
--- a/python-mpi4py.spec
+++ b/python-mpi4py.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 %if 0%{?sle_version} && 0%{?sle_version} < 150000
   %define mpiver  openmpi
 %else
-  %define mpiver  openmpi2
+  %define mpiver  openmpi4
 %endif
 Name:           python-mpi4py
 Version:        3.0.3