diff --git a/python-pydantic.changes b/python-pydantic.changes
index fb277c4..d27e451 100644
--- a/python-pydantic.changes
+++ b/python-pydantic.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Jun 30 20:44:51 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- drop optional email-validator dependency
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jun 24 15:45:05 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-pydantic.spec b/python-pydantic.spec
index e857988..68e2e8c 100644
--- a/python-pydantic.spec
+++ b/python-pydantic.spec
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module Faker}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module cloudpickle}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module dirty-equals}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module email-validator >= 2.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pydantic == %{version}}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-benchmark}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-examples}
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ Requires:       python-eval-type-backport
 %endif
 Requires:       python-pydantic-core == 2.18.4
 Requires:       python-typing_extensions >= 4.6.1
-Suggests:       python-email-validator >= 2.0
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %python_subpackages