diff --git a/ledmon.spec b/ledmon.spec
index 8a77d93..3292b78 100644
--- a/ledmon.spec
+++ b/ledmon.spec
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 Summary: Enclosure LED Utilities
 Name: ledmon
 Version: 0.95
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 URL: https://github.com/intel/ledmon
 Source0: https://github.com/intel/ledmon/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz#/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
 Patch0: ledmon_format-truncation-flag.patch
 
-BuildRequires: perl-interpreter perl-podlators
 BuildRequires: sg3_utils-devel
 BuildRequires: pciutils-devel
 BuildRequires: autoconf automake
@@ -48,6 +47,9 @@ make install INSTALL="%{__install} -p" DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT SBIN_DIR=$RPM_BUI
 %{_unitdir}/ledmon.service
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 02 2021 Jan Macku <jamacku@redhat.com> - 0.95-2
+- drop perl dependency
+
 * Tue Feb 02 2021 Jan Macku <jamacku@redhat.com> - 0.95-1
 - clean up spec based on RHEL 8.4.0 spec
 - remove -Werror=format-truncation=1 from configure