diff --git a/mdadm.changes b/mdadm.changes
index 9967e18..edb13fb 100644
--- a/mdadm.changes
+++ b/mdadm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jun 14 18:55:05 UTC 2012 - opensuse@cboltz.de
+
+- add missing dependencies on cron and /usr/sbin/sendmail (bnc#767155)
+
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 Thu May 24 01:52:37 UTC 2012 - nfbrown@suse.com
 
diff --git a/mdadm.spec b/mdadm.spec
index 0bcb71c..7353425 100644
--- a/mdadm.spec
+++ b/mdadm.spec
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Release:        0
 BuildRequires:  binutils-devel
 BuildRequires:  sgmltool
 PreReq:         %fillup_prereq %insserv_prereq /sbin/mkinitrd
+Recommends:     cron
+Recommends:     /usr/sbin/sendmail
 Obsoletes:      raidtools
 Url:            http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/raid/mdadm/
 Summary:        Utility for Configuring MD Setup