diff --git a/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec b/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec
index fc27d7b..2a3e776 100644
--- a/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec
+++ b/java-1.8.0-openjdk.spec
@@ -1150,8 +1150,7 @@ Requires: ca-certificates
 # Require javapackages-filesystem for ownership of /usr/lib/jvm/
 Requires: javapackages-filesystem
 # 2024a required as of JDK-8325150
-# Use 2023d until 2024a is in the buildroot
-Requires: tzdata-java >= 2023d
+Requires: tzdata-java >= 2024a
 # for support of kernel stream control
 # libsctp.so.1 is being `dlopen`ed on demand
 Requires: lksctp-tools%{?_isa}
@@ -1585,8 +1584,7 @@ BuildRequires: java-1.%{majorver}.0-openjdk-portable-misc = %{epoch}:%{pversion}
 BuildRequires: libffi-devel
 %endif
 # 2024a required as of JDK-8325150
-# Use 2023d until 2024a is in the buildroot
-BuildRequires: tzdata-java >= 2023d
+BuildRequires: tzdata-java >= 2024a
 # Earlier versions have a bug in tree vectorization on PPC
 BuildRequires: gcc >= 4.8.3-8
 
@@ -2688,6 +2686,7 @@ cjc.mainProgram(args)
 - Rebase PR2462 patch following patched hunk being removed by JDK-8322106
 - Switch to GA mode.
 - Sync the copy of the portable specfile with the latest update
+- Actually require tzdata 2024a now it is available in the buildroot
 - ** This tarball is embargoed until 2024-07-16 @ 1pm PT. **
 - Resolves: RHEL-46867
 - Resolves: RHEL-47002