diff --git a/python-specfile.changes b/python-specfile.changes
index d915617..cbc7ea8 100644
--- a/python-specfile.changes
+++ b/python-specfile.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep  4 10:43:44 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- reduce buildrequires to git-core 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Sep  3 17:13:37 UTC 2023 - Martin Schreiner <martin.schreiner@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-specfile.spec b/python-specfile.spec
index ae59e9b..c82acbe 100644
--- a/python-specfile.spec
+++ b/python-specfile.spec
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module flexmock}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module rpm}
-BuildRequires:  git
+BuildRequires:  git-core
 # /SECTION
 %python_subpackages