diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index 0209ade..e92e8b6 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 Summary: A Modern Concurrent Version Control System
 Name: subversion
 Version: 1.7.2
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 License: ASL 2.0
 Group: Development/Tools
 URL: http://subversion.apache.org/
@@ -144,10 +144,11 @@ This package includes the JNI bindings to the Subversion libraries.
 %package ruby
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Summary: Ruby bindings to the Subversion libraries
-BuildRequires: ruby-devel >= 1.8.2, ruby >= 1.8.2
+BuildRequires: ruby-devel >= 1.9.1, ruby >= 1.9.1
 Requires: subversion%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 Conflicts: ruby-libs%{?_isa} < 1.8.2
-Requires: ruby(abi) = 1.8
+### this should not be hard-coded!
+Requires: ruby(abi) = 1.9.1
 
 %description ruby
 This package includes the Ruby bindings to the Subversion libraries.
@@ -404,6 +405,9 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 13 2012 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.7.2-2
+- require ruby 1.9.1 abi
+
 * Thu Feb  9 2012 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.7.2-1
 - update to 1.7.2
 - add Vincent Batts' Ruby 1.9 fixes from dev@