diff --git a/python-apipkg.changes b/python-apipkg.changes
index f5e068c..f104497 100644
--- a/python-apipkg.changes
+++ b/python-apipkg.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Nov 30 16:45:02 UTC 2022 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
+
+- Remove python-hatch-vcs dependency
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 30 12:49:07 UTC 2022 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-apipkg.spec b/python-apipkg.spec
index b684dc8..6cab142 100644
--- a/python-apipkg.spec
+++ b/python-apipkg.spec
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/a/apipkg/apipkg-%
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module apipkg = %{version}}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module hatch-vcs}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module hatchling}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools_scm}
@@ -61,6 +60,8 @@ can copy paste the ~200 lines of code into your project.
 %autosetup -p1 -n apipkg-%{version}
 # Set the package version static, not dynamic, to build without the .git folder
 sed -i ':a;N;$!ba;s/dynamic = \[[^]]*\]/version = "%{version}"/g' pyproject.toml
+# Remove hatch-vcs dep to avoid cycles
+sed -i '/tool.hatch.build.hooks.vcs/d' pyproject.toml
 
 %build
 %pyproject_wheel