diff --git a/jakarta-annotations.spec b/jakarta-annotations.spec
index c14cf21..020d7d6 100644
--- a/jakarta-annotations.spec
+++ b/jakarta-annotations.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ BuildRequires:  javapackages-bootstrap
 %else
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.apache.felix:maven-bundle-plugin)
 BuildRequires:  mvn(org.codehaus.mojo:build-helper-maven-plugin)
-BuildRequires:  mvn(org.glassfish.build:spec-version-maven-plugin)
 %endif
 
 %description
@@ -41,6 +40,7 @@ that applies across a variety of Java technologies.
 %pom_remove_plugin :maven-javadoc-plugin api
 %pom_remove_plugin :maven-source-plugin api
 %pom_remove_plugin :findbugs-maven-plugin api
+%pom_remove_plugin :spec-version-maven-plugin api
 
 # provide aliases for the old artifact coordinates
 %mvn_alias jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api \