diff --git a/python-base.changes b/python-base.changes
index d11a603..b935f47 100644
--- a/python-base.changes
+++ b/python-base.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Feb 8 22:30:51 CET 2020 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
+
+- Change to Requires: libpython%{so_version} == %{version}-%{release}
+ to python-base to keep both packages always synchronized (add
+ %{so_version}) (bsc#1162224).
+
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Thu Feb 6 23:14:47 CET 2020 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
diff --git a/python-base.spec b/python-base.spec
index cd72990..3c763ee 100644
--- a/python-base.spec
+++ b/python-base.spec
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
#
+%define so_version 2_7-1_0
+
Name: python-base
Version: 2.7.17
Release: 0
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ BuildRequires: zlib-devel
BuildRequires: netcfg
Requires: python-rpm-macros
# explicitly, see bnc#697251:
-Requires: libpython2_7-1_0 = %{version}
+Requires: libpython%{so_version} = %{version}-%{release}
Provides: %{name} = %{python_version}
# bug437293
%ifarch ppc64
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ Provides: python2-xml = %{version}
The expat module is a Python interface to the expat XML parser. Since
Python2.x, it is part of the core Python distribution.
-%package -n libpython2_7-1_0
+%package -n libpython%{so_version}
Summary: Python Interpreter shared library
Group: Development/Languages/Python