diff --git a/libica.changes b/libica.changes
index 8a5f59f..a7e5212 100644
--- a/libica.changes
+++ b/libica.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec  4 07:05:18 UTC 2024 - Nikolay Gueorguiev <nikolay.gueorguiev@suse.com>
+
+- Amended the .spec file (bsc#1234117, bsc#1231999)
+  * downgraded libica tools requires down to recommends again
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Nov 13 08:57:23 UTC 2024 - Nikolay Gueorguiev <nikolay.gueorguiev@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/libica.spec b/libica.spec
index 00b1216..0dd8419 100644
--- a/libica.spec
+++ b/libica.spec
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ modules to interface with the IBM eServer Cryptographic Accelerator
 %package -n libica4
 Summary:        Library interface for the IBM Cryptographic Accelerator
 Group:          System/Libraries
-# Recommends:     libica-tools
-Requires:       libica-tools
+Recommends:     libica-tools
 
 %description -n libica4
 This package contains the interface library routines used by IBM