diff --git a/hplip.spec b/hplip.spec
index c25ce8b..384bf93 100644
--- a/hplip.spec
+++ b/hplip.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 Summary: HP Linux Imaging and Printing Project
 Name: hplip
 Version: 3.19.12
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+ and MIT and BSD and IJG and Public Domain and GPLv2+ with exceptions and ISC
 
 Url: https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ Requires: %{_bindir}/gpg
 Requires: systemd
 # 1733449 - Scanner on an HP AIO printer is not detected unless libsane-hpaio is installed
 Requires: libsane-hpaio
+# 1788643 - Fedora minimal does not ship tar by default
+Requires: tar
+
 # require coreutils, because timeout binary is needed in post scriptlet,
 # because hpcups-update-ppds script can freeze in certain situation and
 # stop the update
@@ -684,6 +687,9 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/autostart/hplip-systray.desktop
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sane.d/dll.d/hpaio
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 08 2020 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 3.19.12-2
+- 1788643 - hp-plugin needs explicit requirement for tar
+
 * Thu Dec 12 2019 Zdenek Dohnal <zdohnal@redhat.com> - 3.19.12-1
 - 3.19.12