diff --git a/python-vispy.changes b/python-vispy.changes
index d6a6d9c..fb0739f 100644
--- a/python-vispy.changes
+++ b/python-vispy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr 17 21:01:40 UTC 2019 - Todd R <toddrme2178@gmail.com>
+
+- Switch to the qt5 backend.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov  1 18:12:52 UTC 2018 - Todd R <toddrme2178@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/python-vispy.spec b/python-vispy.spec
index 86c7804..2833c9c 100644
--- a/python-vispy.spec
+++ b/python-vispy.spec
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module networkx}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module numpy}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module opengl}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pyglet}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module qt4}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module qt5}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module scipy}
 BuildRequires:  fontconfig
 %if %{with ext_deps}
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module six}
 %endif
 Requires:       fontconfig
 Requires:       python-numpy
-Requires:       python-qt4
+Requires:       python-qt5
 Recommends:     python-PySDL2
 Recommends:     python-imageio
 Recommends:     python-jupyter_ipython