diff --git a/macros.aaa-pyproject-srpm b/macros.aaa-pyproject-srpm
index 1b06ac3..b394be5 100644
--- a/macros.aaa-pyproject-srpm
+++ b/macros.aaa-pyproject-srpm
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # When this file is installed but macros.pyproject is not
 # this macro will cause the package with the real macro to be installed.
 # When macros.pyproject is installed, it overrides this macro.
-# Note: This needs to maintain the same set of options as the real macro.
-%pyproject_buildrequires(rRxtNwpe:g:C:) echo 'pyproject-rpm-macros' && exit 0
+# Note: This takes arbitrary options, to ease addition of new options to the real macro.
+%pyproject_buildrequires(-) echo 'pyproject-rpm-macros' && exit 0
 
 
 # Declarative buildsystem, requires RPM 4.20+ to work
diff --git a/macros.pyproject b/macros.pyproject
index 449afe6..af6b441 100644
--- a/macros.pyproject
+++ b/macros.pyproject
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ fi
     ]"\
   ]
 
-# Note: Keep the options in sync with this macro from macros.aaa-pyproject-srpm
 %pyproject_buildrequires(rRxtNwpe:g:C:) %{expand:\\\
 %_set_pytest_addopts
 # The default flags expect the package note file to exist
diff --git a/pyproject-rpm-macros.spec b/pyproject-rpm-macros.spec
index da44d25..105c2a5 100644
--- a/pyproject-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/pyproject-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ License:        MIT
 #   Increment Y and reset Z when new macros or features are added
 #   Increment Z when this is a bugfix or a cosmetic change
 # Dropping support for EOL Fedoras is *not* considered a breaking change
-Version:        1.16.2
+Version:        1.16.3
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 
 # Macro files
@@ -97,8 +97,9 @@ Requires:       /usr/bin/sed
 # It has been introduced in RPM 4.15 (4.14.90 is the alpha of 4.15).
 # What we need is rpmlib(DynamicBuildRequires), but that is impossible to (Build)Require.
 # Also, we need to avoid 4.19.90..4.19.91-7 due to rhbz#2284187
-Requires:       ((rpm-build >= 4.14.90 with (rpm-build < 4.19.90 or rpm-build >= 4.19.91-8)) if rpm-build)
-BuildRequires:  rpm-build >= 4.14.90
+# Also, we need 4.16.1.3-37 or newer to get RHEL-67161
+Requires:       ((rpm-build >= 4.16.1.3-37 with (rpm-build < 4.19.90 or rpm-build >= 4.19.91-8)) if rpm-build)
+BuildRequires:  rpm-build >= 4.16.1.3-37
 
 %description
 These macros allow projects that follow the Python packaging specifications
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ which only work with setup.py.
 %package -n pyproject-srpm-macros
 Summary:        Minimal implementation of %%pyproject_buildrequires
 Requires:       (pyproject-rpm-macros = %{?epoch:%{epoch}:}%{version}-%{release} if pyproject-rpm-macros)
-Requires:       (rpm-build >= 4.14.90 if rpm-build)
+Requires:       (rpm-build >= 4.16.1.3-37 if rpm-build)
 
 %description -n pyproject-srpm-macros
 This package contains a minimal implementation of %%pyproject_buildrequires.
@@ -152,15 +153,9 @@ install -pm 644 pyproject_construct_toxenv.py %{buildroot}%{_rpmconfigdir}/redha
 install -pm 644 pyproject_requirements_txt.py %{buildroot}%{_rpmconfigdir}/redhat/
 install -pm 644 pyproject_wheel.py %{buildroot}%{_rpmconfigdir}/redhat/
 
-%check
-# assert the two signatures of %%pyproject_buildrequires match exactly
-signature1="$(grep '^%%pyproject_buildrequires' macros.pyproject | cut -d' ' -f1)"
-signature2="$(grep '^%%pyproject_buildrequires' macros.aaa-pyproject-srpm | cut -d' ' -f1)"
-test "$signature1" == "$signature2"
-# but also assert we are not comparing empty strings
-test "$signature1" != ""
 
 %if %{with tests}
+%check
 export HOSTNAME="rpmbuild"  # to speedup tox in network-less mock, see rhbz#1856356
 %pytest -vv --doctest-modules %{?with_pytest_xdist:-n auto} %{!?with_tox_tests:-k "not tox"}
 
@@ -196,6 +191,10 @@ export HOSTNAME="rpmbuild"  # to speedup tox in network-less mock, see rhbz#1856
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Dec 03 2024 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.16.3-1
+- Accept arbitrary options from %%pyproject_buildrequires in pyproject-srpm-macros
+- This will make future additions smoother
+
 * Wed Nov 13 2024 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.16.2-1
 - Fix one remaining test for setuptools 70+