diff --git a/macrosin.diff b/macrosin.diff
index a1fe427..0818b05 100644
--- a/macrosin.diff
+++ b/macrosin.diff
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Index: macros.in
  Group: Development/Debug\
  AutoReqProv: 0\
 -%description debug\
-+Requires: %{?!debug_package_requires:%{name} = %{version}-%{release}}%{?debug_package_requires}\
++#Requires: %{?!debug_package_requires:%{name} = %{version}-%{release}}%{?debug_package_requires}\
 +%description debuginfo\
  This package provides debug information for package %{name}.\
  Debug information is useful when developing applications that use this\
diff --git a/rpm-python.spec b/rpm-python.spec
index 86f6c07..d637e29 100644
--- a/rpm-python.spec
+++ b/rpm-python.spec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ License:        GPL v2 or later
 Group:          System/Packages
 Summary:        Python Bindings for Manipulating RPM Packages
 Version:        4.4.2.3
-Release:        17
+Release:        18
 Requires:       rpm = %{version}
 %py_requires
 Source99:       rpm.spec
diff --git a/rpm.changes b/rpm.changes
index c456b47..5b3d310 100644
--- a/rpm.changes
+++ b/rpm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Nov 28 14:46:04 CET 2008 - mls@suse.de
+
+- disable debug package requires for now, they cause more harm
+  than benefits
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Nov 27 11:37:30 CET 2008 - mls@suse.de
 
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index 18c7e23..7578702 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ PreReq:         %insserv_prereq %fillup_prereq permissions
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Summary:        The RPM Package Manager
 Version:        4.4.2.3
-Release:        17
+Release:        18
 Source:         rpm-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        RPM-HOWTO.tar.bz2
 Source2:        RPM-Tips.html.tar.bz2
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ Summary:        A C library for parsing command line parameters
 License:        LGPL v2.1 or later
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Version:        1.7
-Release:        465
+Release:        466
 #
 
 %description -n popt
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ Summary:        C Library for Parsing Command Line Parameters
 License:        LGPL v2.1 or later
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Version:        1.7
-Release:        465
+Release:        466
 Requires:       popt = 1.7
 Requires:       glibc-devel
 
@@ -387,6 +387,9 @@ Authors:
 %doc	%{_mandir}/man3/popt.3*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Nov 28 2008 mls@suse.de
+- disable debug package requires for now, they cause more harm
+  than benefits
 * Thu Nov 27 2008 mls@suse.de
 - remove '-m64' from ppc64 optflags [bnc#447002]
 - add _specfile macro