diff --git a/tar.changes b/tar.changes
index f5df7f6..d5876b1 100644
--- a/tar.changes
+++ b/tar.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Apr 13 02:38:42 UTC 2022 - William Brown <william.brown@suse.com>
+
+- Add recommends to zstd, a modern fast compression type.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct 14 10:40:36 UTC 2021 - Bernhard Voelker <mail@bernhard-voelker.de>
 
diff --git a/tar.spec b/tar.spec
index 753d8c4..030112d 100644
--- a/tar.spec
+++ b/tar.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package tar
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libselinux-devel
 Recommends:     %{name}-rmt = %{version}
 Recommends:     mt
 Recommends:     xz
+Recommends:     zstd
 Provides:       base:/bin/tar
 
 %description