diff --git a/python3.11-wheel.spec b/python3.11-wheel.spec
index 81e79d8..834cc2c 100644
--- a/python3.11-wheel.spec
+++ b/python3.11-wheel.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 Name:           python%{python3_pkgversion}-%{pypi_name}
 Version:        0.38.4
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        Built-package format for Python
 
 # packaging is ASL 2.0 or BSD
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Source0:        %{url}/archive/%{version}/%{pypi_name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
+BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
 
 # python3 bootstrap: this is rebuilt before the final build of python3, which
@@ -125,6 +126,9 @@ rm setup.cfg  # to drop pytest coverage options configured there
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 01 2023 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 0.38.4-3
+- Explicitly require the python3.11-rpm-macros
+
 * Wed Feb 01 2023 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 0.38.4-2
 - Disable bootstrap