diff --git a/python3.12.spec b/python3.12.spec
index 54076fa..60599c7 100644
--- a/python3.12.spec
+++ b/python3.12.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ URL: https://www.python.org/
 #global prerel ...
 %global upstream_version %{general_version}%{?prerel}
 Version: %{general_version}%{?prerel:~%{prerel}}
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 License: Python-2.0.1
 
 
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ BuildRequires: libnsl2-devel
 BuildRequires: libtirpc-devel
 BuildRequires: libGL-devel
 BuildRequires: libuuid-devel
+BuildRequires: libxcrypt-devel
 BuildRequires: libX11-devel
 BuildRequires: make
 BuildRequires: mpdecimal-devel
@@ -1690,6 +1691,9 @@ CheckPython optimized
 # ======================================================
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Feb 01 2025 Björn Esser <besser82@fedoraproject.org> - 3.12.8-4
+- Add explicit BR: libxcrypt-devel
+
 * Sat Jan 18 2025 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.12.8-3
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_42_Mass_Rebuild