diff --git a/python38.changes b/python38.changes
index 4f19e2b..c61153e 100644
--- a/python38.changes
+++ b/python38.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jul 10 10:08:48 UTC 2020 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
+
+- Remove release requirement on libpython, it is not really needed
+  to be equal as the abi changes with versions
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jul 10 10:07:50 UTC 2020 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python38.spec b/python38.spec
index 5133919..ccc3a6d 100644
--- a/python38.spec
+++ b/python38.spec
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ Python, and Macintosh Module Reference in format for devhelp.
 
 %package -n %{python_pkg_name}-base
 Summary:        Python 3 Interpreter and Stdlib Core
-Requires:       libpython%{so_version} = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:       libpython%{so_version} = %{version}
 Requires:       python-rpm-macros
 Recommends:     %{python_pkg_name} = %{version}
 #Recommends:     python3-ensurepip