diff --git a/maven-resolver.changes b/maven-resolver.changes
index 97b801d..d4e72d2 100644
--- a/maven-resolver.changes
+++ b/maven-resolver.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Mar 19 13:38:39 UTC 2022 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
+
+- Remove the javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api dependency on
+  distribution versions that do not incorporate the JavaEE modules
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 17 03:20:22 UTC 2022 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/maven-resolver.spec b/maven-resolver.spec
index a0a889e..df10603 100644
--- a/maven-resolver.spec
+++ b/maven-resolver.spec
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ done
   </archive>
 </configuration>"
 
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1500
+%pom_remove_dep javax.annotation:javax.annotation-api maven-resolver-impl
+%endif
+
 %{mvn_package} :maven-resolver
 %{mvn_package} :maven-resolver-{*}  @1
 %{mvn_alias} 'org.apache.maven.resolver:maven-resolver{*}' 'org.eclipse.aether:aether@1'