diff --git a/python-atpublic.changes b/python-atpublic.changes
index 4e38fd0..50ea8f8 100644
--- a/python-atpublic.changes
+++ b/python-atpublic.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan  5 17:15:58 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- remove obsolete pdm-pep517 dependency
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec  7 20:11:21 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-atpublic.spec b/python-atpublic.spec
index 29e89df..5cb4460 100644
--- a/python-atpublic.spec
+++ b/python-atpublic.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-atpublic
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2023 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ URL:            http://public.readthedocs.io/
 Source:         https://gitlab.com/warsaw/public/-/archive/%{version}/public-%{version}.tar.gz#/atpublic-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base >= 3.7}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pdm-backend}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pdm-pep517 >= 1.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes