diff --git a/minicom.spec b/minicom.spec
index 6700d6c..0175ae3 100644
--- a/minicom.spec
+++ b/minicom.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A text-based modem control and terminal emulation program
 Name: minicom
 Version: 2.7.1
-Release: 15%{?dist}
+Release: 16%{?dist}
 URL: https://salsa.debian.org/minicom-team/minicom
 # Some files are built from Public Domain files in addition to GPLv2+ files
 # (/usr/bin/minicom). Some LGPLv2+ files *may* be used in building of certain
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Apr 16 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 2.7.1-16
+- Rebuilt for RHEL 9 BETA on Apr 15th 2021. Related: rhbz#1947937
+
 * Tue Jan 26 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.7.1-15
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_34_Mass_Rebuild