diff --git a/python-requests.spec b/python-requests.spec
index 5bb9c98..a0be9a2 100644
--- a/python-requests.spec
+++ b/python-requests.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #
 
 
-%define urllib3_version 1.21.1
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 Name:           python-requests
 Version:        2.16.5
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module certifi}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module py}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module urllib3 >= %urllib3_version}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module urllib3 >= 1.21.1}
 BuildRequires:  ca-certificates
 BuildRequires:  python
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -51,9 +50,9 @@ Recommends:     python-cryptography >= 1.3.4
 Recommends:     python-PySocks >= 1.5.6
 Requires:       python-certifi >= 2017.4.17
 Requires:       python-chardet >= 3.0.2
-Requires:       python-idna >= 2.2
+Requires:       python-idna >= 2.5
 Requires:       python-py
-Requires:       python-urllib3 >= %urllib3_version
+Requires:       python-urllib3 >= 1.21.1
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 %python_subpackages