diff --git a/python-dateparser.changes b/python-dateparser.changes
index 30ab3ad..7299fdb 100644
--- a/python-dateparser.changes
+++ b/python-dateparser.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep  7 07:09:28 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- remove unneeded GitPython dependency
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 21 12:24:07 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-dateparser.spec b/python-dateparser.spec
index 5e91ce5..3754bb6 100644
--- a/python-dateparser.spec
+++ b/python-dateparser.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ Recommends:     python-langdetect
 Recommends:     python-ruamel.yaml
 BuildArch:      noarch
 # SECTION test requirements
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module GitPython}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module convertdate}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module fasttext}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module langdetect}