diff --git a/python-qt5.spec b/python-qt5.spec
index c054b22..c130c9f 100644
--- a/python-qt5.spec
+++ b/python-qt5.spec
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 
 %global rpm_macros_dir %(d=%{_rpmconfigdir}/macros.d; [ -d $d ] || d=%{_sysconfdir}/rpm; echo $d)
 
-# f29+ no longer using separate sipdir for python3
+## f29+ no longer using separate sipdir for python3
 %global py3_sipdir %{_datadir}/sip/PyQt5
-%if 0%{?fedora} < 29
-%global py3_sipdir %{_datadir}/python3-sip/PyQt5
-%endif
+#if 0%{?fedora} < 29
+#global py3_sipdir %{_datadir}/python3-sip/PyQt5
+#endif
 
 # see also https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/JQQ66XJSIT2FGTK2YQY7AXMEH5IXMPUX/
 %undefine _strict_symbol_defs_build
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 Summary: PyQt5 is Python bindings for Qt5
 Name:    python-qt5
 Version: 5.11.3
-Release: 0.1.%{snap}%{?dist}
+Release: 0.2.%{snap}%{?dist}
 
 License: GPLv3
 Url:     http://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/pyqt/
@@ -86,17 +86,14 @@ BuildRequires: python2-enum34
 %endif
 BuildRequires: %{python2_dbus}
 %global sip_ver 4.19.12
-BuildRequires: sip >= %{sip_ver}
 BuildRequires: python2-pyqt5-sip >= %{sip_ver}
-BuildRequires: python2-sip >= %{sip_ver}
 BuildRequires: python2-sip-devel >= %{sip_ver}
 %if 0%{?with_python3}
 BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel python%{python3_pkgversion}
 BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-enum34
-BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-pyqt5-sip >= %{sip_ver}
-BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-sip >= %{sip_ver}
-BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-sip-devel >= %{sip_ver}
 BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-dbus
+BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-pyqt5-sip >= %{sip_ver}
+BuildRequires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-sip-devel >= %{sip_ver}
 %endif # with_python3
 
 # when split out
@@ -113,8 +110,6 @@ Obsoletes: python-qt5 < 5.5.1-10
 Summary: Python 2 bindings for Qt5
 Requires: python2-qt5-base%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 BuildRequires: qt5-qtbase-private-devel
-%{?_qt5:Requires: %{_qt5}%{?_isa} = %{_qt5_version}}
-%{?_sip_api:Requires: python2-pyqt5-sip-api(%{_sip_api_major}) >= %{_sip_api}}
 Requires: python2-enum34
 Provides: PyQt5 = %{version}-%{release}
 Provides: PyQt5%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -128,8 +123,12 @@ Provides: python2-PyQt5%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %package -n python2-qt5-base
 Summary: Python bindings for Qt5 base
 Requires: %{name}-rpm-macros = %{version}-%{release}
+%{?_qt5:Requires: %{_qt5}%{?_isa} = %{_qt5_version}}
+%{?_sip_api:Requires: python2-pyqt5-sip-api(%{_sip_api_major}) >= %{_sip_api}}
 Requires: %{python2_dbus}
 Obsoletes: python-qt5 < 5.5.1-10
+Provides: python2-PyQt5-base = %{version}-%{release}
+Provides: python2-PyQt5-base%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python2-qt5-base}
 %description -n python2-qt5-base
 %{summary}.
@@ -157,8 +156,6 @@ BuildArch: noarch
 
 %package -n python%{python3_pkgversion}-qt5
 Summary: Python 3 bindings for Qt5
-%{?_qt5:Requires: %{_qt5}%{?_isa} = %{_qt5_version}}
-%{?_sip_api:Requires: python%{python3_pkgversion}-pyqt5-sip-api(%{_sip_api_major}) >= %{_sip_api}}
 # when split out
 %if 0%{?webengine} || 0%{?webkit}
 Obsoletes: python3-qt5 < 5.5.1-10
@@ -508,6 +505,11 @@ sed -i \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Aug 24 2018 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 5.11.3-0.2.dev1808131157
+- drop backward-compat py3_sipdir
+- drop dep on python?-sip, rely only on python?-pyqt?-sip-api
+- move versioned qt5/sip-api deps to -base
+
 * Tue Aug 14 2018 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 5.11.3-0.1.dev1808131157
 - 5.11.3.dev1808131157 snapshot
 - enable dist-info, include in -base (#1558187)