diff --git a/python-kombu.changes b/python-kombu.changes
index 25f4663..fec3d4e 100644
--- a/python-kombu.changes
+++ b/python-kombu.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Apr 23 11:20:06 UTC 2019 - Thomas Bechtold <tbechtold@suse.com>
+
+- Add redis version for BuildRequires. The tests fail with a
+  lower version so detect that early
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr  5 08:57:55 UTC 2019 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-kombu.spec b/python-kombu.spec
index ea84d22..65b33f0 100644
--- a/python-kombu.spec
+++ b/python-kombu.spec
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module msgpack > 0.5.2}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-sugar}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytz}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module redis}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module redis >= 3.2.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools >= 20.6.7}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros