diff --git a/cmake.changes b/cmake.changes
index 8b8f9b4..e918ae8 100644
--- a/cmake.changes
+++ b/cmake.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 22 11:59:08 UTC 2024 - Michal Suchanek <msuchanek@suse.com>
+
+- Fix python dependencies: python 3.11 is only needed for build (boo#1218125).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Feb 14 16:46:22 UTC 2024 - Fridrich Strba <fstrba@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/cmake.spec b/cmake.spec
index 3e6e75d..e06e6b7 100644
--- a/cmake.spec
+++ b/cmake.spec
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Requires:       cmake-implementation = %{version}
 %if %{with full} || %{with mini}
 Requires:       make
 # bnc#953842 - A python file is shipped so require python base so it can be run.
-Requires:       python%{pyver}-base
+Requires:       python3-base
 Conflicts:      cmake-implementation
 Provides:       cmake-implementation = %{version}
 %endif
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libarchive) >= 3.3.3
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libcurl)
 %endif
 %if %{with gui}
+BuildRequires:  python%{pyver}-base
 BuildRequires:  python%{pyver}-Sphinx
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Widgets)