diff --git a/trivy.changes b/trivy.changes
index 88828d4..5ece6cd 100644
--- a/trivy.changes
+++ b/trivy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jul 22 10:27:07 UTC 2025 - Christopher Hofmann <cwh@suse.com>
+
+- remove dependency on 'rpm' which became obsolete a while ago
+
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 Wed Jul  9 15:48:08 UTC 2025 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/trivy.spec b/trivy.spec
index 837f7db..ecc4fda 100644
--- a/trivy.spec
+++ b/trivy.spec
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ BuildRequires:  zstd
 BuildRequires:  golang(API) = 1.24
 Requires:       ca-certificates
 Requires:       git-core
-Requires:       rpm
 
 %description
 Trivy (`tri` pronounced like trigger, `vy` pronounced like envy) is a simple and