diff --git a/conmon.spec b/conmon.spec
index ec84b1d..343417c 100644
--- a/conmon.spec
+++ b/conmon.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Epoch: 2
 %endif
 Version: 2.2.1
 License: Apache-2.0
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 Summary: OCI container runtime monitor
 URL: https://github.com/containers/%{name}
 # Tarball fetched from upstream
@@ -31,12 +31,10 @@ BuildRequires: go-md2man
 %endif
 BuildRequires: gcc
 BuildRequires: git-core
-BuildRequires: glib2-devel
-BuildRequires: libseccomp-devel
-BuildRequires: pkgconfig
-BuildRequires: systemd-devel
-BuildRequires: systemd-libs
 BuildRequires: make
+BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libsystemd)
+BuildRequires: pkgconfig(glib-2.0)
+BuildRequires: pkgconfig(libseccomp)
 Requires: glib2
 Requires: systemd-libs
 Requires: libseccomp
@@ -49,10 +47,10 @@ Requires: libseccomp
 sed -i 's/install.bin: bin\/conmon/install.bin:/' Makefile
 
 %build
-%{__make} DEBUGFLAG="-g" LDFLAGS="-Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now" bin/conmon
+%make_build bin/conmon
 
 %if %{with docs}
-%{__make} GOMD2MAN=go-md2man -C docs
+%make_build GOMD2MAN=go-md2man -C docs
 %endif
 
 %install
@@ -62,9 +60,6 @@ sed -i 's/install.bin: bin\/conmon/install.bin:/' Makefile
 %{__make} PREFIX=%{buildroot}%{_prefix} -C docs install
 %endif
 
-#define license tag if not already defined
-%{!?_licensedir:%global license %doc}
-
 %files
 %license LICENSE
 %doc README.md
@@ -75,6 +70,10 @@ sed -i 's/install.bin: bin\/conmon/install.bin:/' Makefile
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 16 2026 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 2:2.2.1-2
+- use proper macros in spec file and simplify
+- Related: RHEL-111917
+
 * Thu Feb 12 2026 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 2:2.2.1-1
 - update to https://github.com/containers/conmon/releases/tag/v2.2.1
 - enable RELRO