diff --git a/qdox.changes b/qdox.changes
index 1c2b34e..d5dfd77 100644
--- a/qdox.changes
+++ b/qdox.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May 15 13:11:04 UTC 2014 - darin@darins.net
+
+- Added xz build requirement for sles 
+- no bytecode check on sles
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Sep  9 11:06:17 UTC 2013 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/qdox.spec b/qdox.spec
index a43078d..e3069cf 100644
--- a/qdox.spec
+++ b/qdox.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package qdox
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Source6:        qdox-build.xml
 Source7:        qdox-component-info.xml
 BuildRequires:  gpg2
 BuildRequires:  javapackages-tools
+BuildRequires:  xz
 %if %with maven
 BuildRequires:  jmock >= 1.0
 BuildRequires:  maven >= 1.1
@@ -167,6 +168,10 @@ ant -Dbuild.sysclasspath=only jar javadoc
 %endif
 
 %install
+%if 0%{?suse_version} == 1110
+export NO_BRP_CHECK_BYTECODE_VERSION=true
+%endif
+
 # jars
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_javadir}
 cp -p target/%{name}-%{version}.jar \