diff --git a/python-s3transfer.changes b/python-s3transfer.changes
index f1cde63..c763cd0 100644
--- a/python-s3transfer.changes
+++ b/python-s3transfer.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed May 17 05:54:20 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- pin to urllib3 1.x 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun  3 11:41:08 UTC 2022 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-s3transfer.spec b/python-s3transfer.spec
index 7811c67..2efb17f 100644
--- a/python-s3transfer.spec
+++ b/python-s3transfer.spec
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ Patch1:         no-bundled-packages.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module botocore >= 1.12.36}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module urllib3}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module urllib3 with %python-urllib3 < 2}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-botocore <= 2.0.0
 Requires:       python-botocore >= 1.12.36
 Requires:       python-requests
-Requires:       python-urllib3
+Requires:       python-urllib3 < 2
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 %python_subpackages