diff --git a/leapp-repository.spec b/leapp-repository.spec
index c1e6af0..63fafbc 100644
--- a/leapp-repository.spec
+++ b/leapp-repository.spec
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ py2_byte_compile "%1" "%2"}
 
 Name:           leapp-repository
 Version:        0.19.0
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Release:        7%{?dist}
 Summary:        Repositories for leapp
 
 License:        ASL 2.0
@@ -212,6 +212,16 @@ Provides:  leapp-repository-dependencies = %{leapp_repo_deps}
 ##################################################
 Requires:   dnf >= 4
 Requires:   pciutils
+
+# required to be able to format disk images with XFS file systems (default)
+Requires:   xfsprogs
+
+# required to be able to format disk images with Ext4 file systems
+# NOTE: this is not happening by default, but we can expact that many customers
+# will want to / need to do this - especially on RHEL 7 now. Adding this deps
+# as the best trade-off to resolve this problem.
+Requires:   e2fsprogs
+
 %if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} == 7
 # Required to gather system facts about SELinux
 Requires:   libselinux-python
@@ -398,7 +408,7 @@ done;
 # no files here
 
 %changelog
-* Fri Jan 12 2024 Petr Stodulka <pstodulk@redhat.com> - 0.19.0-6
+* Fri Jan 12 2024 Petr Stodulka <pstodulk@redhat.com> - 0.19.0-7
 - Add detection of possible usage of OpenSSL IBMCA engine on IBM Z machines
 - Add detection of modified /etc/pki/tls/openssl.cnf file
 - Update the leapp upgrade data files