diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index 6753eef..cf0ab23 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ export CC=gcc CXX=g++ JAVA_HOME=%{jdk_path}
         --with-ruby-sitedir=%{ruby_vendorarchdir} \
         --with-ruby-test-verbose=verbose \
         --with-apxs=%{_httpd_apxs} --disable-mod-activation \
+        --enable-plaintext-password-storage \
         --with-apache-libexecdir=%{_httpd_moddir} \
         --disable-static --with-sasl=%{_prefix} \
         --with-libmagic=%{_prefix} \
@@ -593,6 +594,7 @@ make check-javahl
 
 %changelog
 * Wed Nov  8 2023 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.14.2-21
+- restore plaintext password storage by default (per upstream)
 - restrict symbols exposed by DSOs built for httpd
 
 * Sat Jul 22 2023 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.14.2-20