diff --git a/linux-system-roles.spec b/linux-system-roles.spec
index 9d0b47d..da6ab7a 100644
--- a/linux-system-roles.spec
+++ b/linux-system-roles.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Name: linux-system-roles
 Url: https://github.com/linux-system-roles
 Summary: Set of interfaces for unified system management
 Version: 1.12.0
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 
 #Group: Development/Libraries
 License: GPLv3+ and MIT and BSD and Python
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ License: GPLv3+ and MIT and BSD and Python
 %endif
 %endif
 
+# ansible-core is in rhel 8.6 and later - default to ansible-core, but allow
+# the use of ansible if present - we may revisit this if the automatic dependency
+# generator is added to ansible-core in RHEL
+# Fedora - the automatic generator will add this - no need to explicit declare
+# it in the spec file
+# EL7 - no dependency on ansible because there is no ansible in el7 - user is
+# responsible for knowing they have to install ansible
+%if 0%{?rhel} >= 8
+Requires: (ansible-core >= 2.11.0 or ansible >= 2.9.0)
+%endif
 
 %if %{with ansible}
 BuildRequires: %{ansible_build_dep}
@@ -704,6 +714,11 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 3 2022 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.12.0-2
+- RHEL8.6, 9 - add "Requires: ansible-core or ansible"
+  Resolves rhbz#2012316 (EL8)
+  Resolves rhbz#2012298 (EL9)
+
 * Thu Jan 27 2022 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.12.0-1
 - vpn - use custom vpn_ipaddr filter to make role work on RHEL 8.6 with ansible-core
   this is covered by "make roles work with ansible-core on all platforms" BZ