diff --git a/libxml2.spec b/libxml2.spec
index 00257ef..e01b991 100644
--- a/libxml2.spec
+++ b/libxml2.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ URI library.
 %package devel
 Summary: Libraries, includes, etc. to develop XML and HTML applications
 Group: Development/Libraries
-Requires: libxml2 = %{version}
+Requires: libxml2 = %{version}-%{release}
 Requires: zlib-devel
 Requires: pkgconfig
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ URI library.
 %package python
 Summary: Python bindings for the libxml2 library
 Group: Development/Libraries
-Requires: libxml2 = %{version}
+Requires: libxml2 = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description python
 The libxml2-python package contains a module that permits applications