diff --git a/python-yara.spec b/python-yara.spec
index fca886b..588be1f 100644
--- a/python-yara.spec
+++ b/python-yara.spec
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ URL:            http://github.com/VirusTotal/yara-python/
 %global         build_release    1
 
 %if 0%{?build_release}  > 0
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Source0:        https://github.com/%{gituser}/%{gitname}/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 %else
 Release:        0.1.%{gitdate}git%{shortcommit}%{?dist}
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  yara-devel
 BuildRequires:  python2
 BuildRequires:  python2-devel
-BuildRequires:  python2-libs
 BuildRequires:  python2-nose
 BuildRequires:  python2-setuptools
 # html doc generation
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ BuildRequires:  python2-sphinx
 
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
-BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-libs
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-nose
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
 %endif # if with_python3
@@ -208,8 +206,12 @@ PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}/%{python3_sitearch}/ "$NOSETESTS3" -v ./tests.py:TestYar
 
 #====================================================================
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 16 2018 Michal Ambroz <rebus at, seznam.cz> - 3.7.0-5
+- fix dependencies for building the epel packages
+
 * Thu Mar 15 2018 Michal Ambroz <rebus at, seznam.cz> - 3.7.0-4
 - rebuild with yara 3.7.1 for supported platforms
+- fix dependencies for building the epel packages
 
 * Wed Feb 28 2018 Iryna Shcherbina <ishcherb@redhat.com> - 3.7.0-3
 - Update Python 2 dependency declarations to new packaging standards