diff --git a/perl-Algorithm-C3.changes b/perl-Algorithm-C3.changes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84b4da1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/perl-Algorithm-C3.changes
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Oct 19 08:38:21 UTC 2010 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- add perl as explicit buildrequire
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Oct 26 00:00:00 UTC 2008 - gerrit.beine@gmx.de
+
+- first release 0.07
+
diff --git a/perl-Algorithm-C3.spec b/perl-Algorithm-C3.spec
index 3cc7a37..69c50a2 100644
--- a/perl-Algorithm-C3.spec
+++ b/perl-Algorithm-C3.spec
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ URL:          http://search.cpan.org/dist/Algorithm-C3/
 Summary:      A module for merging hierarchies using the C3 algorithm
 Source:       %cpan_name-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:    %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
+BuildRequires:  perl
 
 %description
 This module implements the C3 algorithm. I have broken this out into it's own