diff --git a/ruby.changes b/ruby.changes
index 74baa16..b817120 100644
--- a/ruby.changes
+++ b/ruby.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb 28 14:14:00 UTC 2014 - adrian@suse.de
+
+- use api version 2.1.0 again to avoid dependency breakages
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 28 09:03:07 UTC 2014 - kkaempf@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ruby.spec b/ruby.spec
index 28d773d..4ab2f98 100644
--- a/ruby.spec
+++ b/ruby.spec
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Ruby
 # - the usual means to generate provides for rubygems is using ruby
 #   and ruby is not available while building ruby :-/
 
-%define gen_embedded_provides4() %(awk -f %{S:8} -- %version %arch %1 %2 %3 %4)
-%define gen_embedded_provides5() %(awk -f %{S:8} -- %version %arch %1 %2 %3 %4 %5)
+%define gen_embedded_provides4() %(awk -f %{S:8} -- 2.1.0 %arch %1 %2 %3 %4)
+%define gen_embedded_provides5() %(awk -f %{S:8} -- 2.1.0 %arch %1 %2 %3 %4 %5)
 %gen_embedded_provides4 io-console 0 4 2
 %gen_embedded_provides4 json 1 8 1
 %gen_embedded_provides4 minitest 4 7 5