diff --git a/python-wheel.changes b/python-wheel.changes
index fc1dac7..8e6a93b 100644
--- a/python-wheel.changes
+++ b/python-wheel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 24 18:08:08 UTC 2022 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Codify version requirement on setuptools for building.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct  5 16:06:03 UTC 2021 - Stefan Schubert <schubi@suse.de>
 
diff --git a/python-wheel.spec b/python-wheel.spec
index 2213d87..bb3df2f 100644
--- a/python-wheel.spec
+++ b/python-wheel.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-# spec file for package python-wheel
+# spec file
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ Source:         https://github.com/pypa/wheel/archive/%{version}.tar.gz#/wheel-%
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros >= 20210929
-Requires:       python-setuptools
+Requires:       python-setuptools >= 40.9
 %if %{with libalternatives}
 Requires:       alts
 BuildRequires:  alts
 %else
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
-Requires(postun): update-alternatives
+Requires(postun):update-alternatives
 %endif
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %if %{with test}