diff --git a/_multibuild b/_multibuild
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcc7b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_multibuild
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<multibuild>
+  <package>test</package>
+</multibuild>
diff --git a/python-setuptools-declarative-requirements.changes b/python-setuptools-declarative-requirements.changes
index 1c6a591..ef6eedd 100644
--- a/python-setuptools-declarative-requirements.changes
+++ b/python-setuptools-declarative-requirements.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb  7 09:19:48 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- switch to multibuild for avoiding testing cycle with
+  pytest-shell-utilities
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 15 21:37:18 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-setuptools-declarative-requirements.spec b/python-setuptools-declarative-requirements.spec
index 89f118c..fe36f15 100644
--- a/python-setuptools-declarative-requirements.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools-declarative-requirements.spec
@@ -16,30 +16,41 @@
 #
 
 
+%global flavor @BUILD_FLAVOR@%{nil}
+%if "%{flavor}" == "test"
+%define psuffix -test
+%bcond_without test
+%else
+%define psuffix %{nil}
+%bcond_with test
+%endif
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
-Name:           python-setuptools-declarative-requirements
+Name:           python-setuptools-declarative-requirements%{psuffix}
 Version:        1.3.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        File support for setuptools declarative setup.cfg
 License:        Apache-2.0
 URL:            https://github.com/s0undt3ch/setuptools-declarative-requirements
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/s/setuptools-declarative-requirements/setuptools-declarative-requirements-%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module pip}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools_scm >= 3.4}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
-BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
-# SECTION test requirements
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pypiserver}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-shell-utilities}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module toml}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module virtualenv}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module wheel}
-# /SECTION
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
+BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-setuptools
 Requires:       python-toml
 Requires:       python-wheel
 BuildArch:      noarch
+# SECTION test requirements
+%if %{with test}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module pypiserver}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-shell-utilities}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module toml}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module virtualenv}
+%endif
+# /SECTION
 %python_subpackages
 
 %description
@@ -50,19 +61,23 @@ File support for setuptools declarative setup.cfg.
 sed -i 's/"setuptools>=[0-9]*"/"setuptools"/g' tests/conftest.py
 
 %build
-%python_build
-
-%install
-%python_install
-%python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
+%pyproject_wheel
 
+%if %{with test}
 %check
 # sdist test tries to contact pypi.org
 %pytest -k 'not sdist'
+%else
+
+%install
+%pyproject_install
+%python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
 %files %{python_files}
 %doc CHANGELOG.md README.md
 %license LICENSE
-%{python_sitelib}/*
+%{python_sitelib}/declarative_requirements
+%{python_sitelib}/setuptools_declarative_requirements-%{version}.dist-info
+%endif
 
 %changelog