diff --git a/python-quicktions.changes b/python-quicktions.changes
index 7a59d5d..8c5e034 100644
--- a/python-quicktions.changes
+++ b/python-quicktions.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Aug 13 21:40:59 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- use generic Cython dependency >= 3.0 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar 20 06:44:40 UTC 2023 - Daniel Garcia <daniel.garcia@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-quicktions.spec b/python-quicktions.spec
index 6ce9576..de2e468 100644
--- a/python-quicktions.spec
+++ b/python-quicktions.spec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ License:        Python-2.0
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            https://github.com/scoder/quicktions
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/q/quicktions/quicktions-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython3}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module Cython >= 3}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes