diff --git a/gnome-characters.spec b/gnome-characters.spec
index 6e86143..8bd5375 100644
--- a/gnome-characters.spec
+++ b/gnome-characters.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 %global gjs_version 1.50
 %global gtk4_version 4.6
-%global libadwaita_version 1.0.0
+%global libadwaita_version 1.2~alpha
 
 %global tarball_version %%(echo %{version} | tr '~' '.')