diff --git a/mysql8.0.spec b/mysql8.0.spec
index 7c63b05..d52aa4f 100644
--- a/mysql8.0.spec
+++ b/mysql8.0.spec
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ BuildRequires:    perl-generators
 BuildRequires:    rpcgen
 BuildRequires:    libtirpc-devel
 BuildRequires:    protobuf-lite-devel
-BuildRequires:    rapidjson-devel
 BuildRequires:    zlib
 BuildRequires:    zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:    multilib-rpm-config
@@ -222,6 +221,12 @@ Requires:         %{pkgname}-common = %{sameevr}
 
 Provides:         bundled(boost) = %{boost_bundled_version}
 
+# 'rapidjson' library must be bundled
+# The rapidjson upstream made the last release in 2016, even though it has an active development till today (2024, ~750 commits since)
+# The MySQL upstream forked the project from a specific commit and added custom patches. See "extra/RAPIDJSON-README" for details.
+# In the MySQL 8.0.34, the MySQL upsstream made the 'rapidjson' library to be bundled by default.
+Provides:         bundled(rapidjson)
+
 %{?with_conflicts_mariadb:Conflicts: mariadb}
 # Explicitly disallow installation of mysql + mariadb-server
 %{?with_conflicts_mariadb:Conflicts: mariadb-server}