diff --git a/tracker.changes b/tracker.changes
index 4878d6b..d474fdd 100644
--- a/tracker.changes
+++ b/tracker.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Sep 18 11:50:17 UTC 2023 - Marcus Meissner <meissner@suse.com>
+
+- use pkgconfig(icu-i18n) to use the current libicu. (jsc#PED-6193)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Sep 16 15:35:51 UTC 2023 - Bjørn Lie <bjorn.lie@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/tracker.spec b/tracker.spec
index bbd923c..d4be95f 100644
--- a/tracker.spec
+++ b/tracker.spec
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ BuildRequires:  glib2-devel >= 2.52.0
 BuildRequires:  gobject-introspection-devel
 BuildRequires:  graphviz
 BuildRequires:  intltool
-BuildRequires:  libicu-devel >= 4.8.1.1
 BuildRequires:  meson >= 0.53
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 BuildRequires:  python3
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(dbus-1)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gdk-pixbuf-2.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gi-docgen)
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(icu-i18n) > 4.8.1.1
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(json-glib-1.0) >= 1.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libseccomp) >= 2.0
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsoup-3.0) >= 2.99.2