diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 16eb3a0..260b4d5 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 Name:           systemd
 Url:            https://systemd.io
 Version:        252
-Release:        39%{?dist}
+Release:        40%{?dist}
 # For a breakdown of the licensing, see README
 License:        LGPLv2+ and MIT and GPLv2+
 Summary:        System and Service Manager
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ Requires(post): grep
 # selinux
 Requires(post): libselinux-utils
 Requires(post): policycoreutils
+Requires(post): selinux-policy
 
 # systemd-machine-id-setup requires libssl
 Requires(post): openssl-libs
@@ -1791,6 +1792,9 @@ systemd-hwdb update &>/dev/null || :
 %{_prefix}/lib/dracut/modules.d/70rhel-net-naming-sysattrs/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 07 2024 systemd maintenance team <systemd-maint@redhat.com> - 252-40
+- add Requires(post) on selinux-policy (RHEL-46339)
+
 * Wed Jul 17 2024 systemd maintenance team <systemd-maint@redhat.com> - 252-39
 - enable FIDO2 support (RHEL-36276)
 - netif-naming-scheme: disable NAMING_BRIDGE_MULTIFUNCTION_SLOT (RHEL-44630)