diff --git a/python-boto3.spec b/python-boto3.spec
index 1e1ddeb..ff306e6 100644
--- a/python-boto3.spec
+++ b/python-boto3.spec
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 
-# Optional dependencies for import “smoke test”:
-#
-# boto3-1.34.7/boto3/s3/transfer.py
-# 185:    # This feature requires awscrt>=0.19.18
-BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist awscrt} >= 0.19.18
-
 # Save space by hardlinking duplicate JSON resource files
 BuildRequires:  hardlink
 
@@ -29,6 +23,13 @@ services like Amazon S3 and Amazon EC2.}
 %package -n     python3-boto3
 Summary:        %{summary}
 
+# Optional dependencies for import “smoke test”:
+#
+# boto3-1.34.7/boto3/s3/transfer.py
+# 185:    # This feature requires awscrt>=0.19.18
+BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist awscrt} >= 0.19.18
+Recommends:     %{py3_dist awscrt} >= 0.19.18
+
 %description -n python3-boto3 %{_description}
 
 %prep
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ hardlink -c '%{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}/boto3'
 - Simplify the spec file by eliminating the %%pypi_name macro
 - Port to pyproject-rpm-macros
 - Save space by hardlinking duplicate JSON resource files
+- Add a weak dependency on python3-awscrt
 
 * Tue Jan 02 2024 Gwyn Ciesla <gwync@protonmail.com> - 1.34.11-1
 - 1.34.11