diff --git a/gdbm.changes b/gdbm.changes
index aaf3d0e..944cb8f 100644
--- a/gdbm.changes
+++ b/gdbm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Mar  6 19:44:49 UTC 2013 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Specify exact version requirements for build
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Mar  4 11:09:45 UTC 2013 - pgajdos@suse.com
 
diff --git a/gdbm.spec b/gdbm.spec
index 7ff0625..00ec455 100644
--- a/gdbm.spec
+++ b/gdbm.spec
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Source2:        baselibs.conf
 Source3:        zh_CN.gmo
 # FIX-FOR-UPSTREAM i@marguerite.su - remove the build date from src/version.c
 Patch4:         gdbm-no-build-date.patch
+BuildRequires:  autoconf >= 2.63
+BuildRequires:  automake >= 1.11
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  makeinfo
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build