diff --git a/macrosin.diff b/macrosin.diff
index f8fb3e9..77c9962 100644
--- a/macrosin.diff
+++ b/macrosin.diff
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Index: macros.in
  Group: Development/Debug\
  AutoReqProv: 0\
 -%description debug\
-+Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}\
++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 f87ed92..96ceb33 100644
--- a/rpm-python.spec
+++ b/rpm-python.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ License:        GPL v2 or later
 Group:          System/Packages
 Summary:        Python Bindings for Manipulating RPM Packages
 Version:        4.4.2
-Release:        141
+Release:        145
 Requires:       rpm = %{version}
 
 %py_requires
diff --git a/rpm.changes b/rpm.changes
index 3bd80bd..8344dbb 100644
--- a/rpm.changes
+++ b/rpm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Aug  2 15:28:09 CEST 2007 - mls@suse.de
+
+- let the debug_package_requires macro overwrite the
+  default requires in the debuginfo package
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul 24 13:29:10 CEST 2007 - dmueller@suse.de
 
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index 71da3b7..5b4a986 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ PreReq:         %insserv_prereq %fillup_prereq permissions
 Autoreqprov:    on
 Summary:        The RPM Package Manager
 Version:        4.4.2
-Release:        123
+Release:        126
 Source:         rpm-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        RPM-HOWTO.tar.bz2
 Source2:        RPM-Tips.html.tar.bz2
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ Summary:        A C library for parsing command line parameters
 License:        LGPL v2 or later
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Version:        1.7
-Release:        351
+Release:        354
 #
 
 %description -n popt
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ Summary:        C Library for Parsing Command Line Parameters
 License:        LGPL v2 or later
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Version:        1.7
-Release:        351
+Release:        354
 Requires:       popt = 1.7
 Requires:       glibc-devel
 
@@ -399,6 +399,9 @@ Authors:
 %doc	%{_mandir}/man3/popt.3*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Aug 02 2007 - mls@suse.de
+- let the debug_package_requires macro overwrite the
+  default requires in the debuginfo package
 * Tue Jul 24 2007 - dmueller@suse.de
 - hardcode rpm in patch name
 * Fri Jun 15 2007 - dmueller@suse.de