diff --git a/SOURCES/modulemd.src.txt b/SOURCES/modulemd.src.txt
index f9ea92b..ecce118 100644
--- a/SOURCES/modulemd.src.txt
+++ b/SOURCES/modulemd.src.txt
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ data:
     dependencies:
         - buildrequires:
               platform: [el8]
-              perl: []
+              perl: [5.24]
               perl-YAML-bootstrap: [1.24]
           requires:
               platform: [el8]
-              perl: []
+              perl: [5.24]
     references:
         community: https://metacpan.org/release/YAML
     profiles: