diff --git a/rpm.changes b/rpm.changes
index 6605f3d..1728c32 100644
--- a/rpm.changes
+++ b/rpm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec 12 08:58:58 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- switch to pkgconfig(zlib) so that alternative providers can be
+  used
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Dec  2 15:01:05 CET 2022 - mls@suse.de
 
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index 81d9a7a..66efb48 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ BuildRequires:  perl-base
 BuildRequires:  popt-devel
 BuildRequires:  rpm-build
 BuildRequires:  xz-devel
-BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libzstd)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(zlib)
 #!BuildIgnore:  rpmlint-Factory
 Provides:       rpminst
 Requires(post): %fillup_prereq