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 de6ef3c..1886cf2 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
@@ -137,15 +137,9 @@ 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"}
 
@@ -173,6 +167,10 @@ 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+