diff --git a/python-betamax.spec b/python-betamax.spec
index fdc1243..dc19ea6 100644
--- a/python-betamax.spec
+++ b/python-betamax.spec
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ Summary:        %{summary}
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{srcname}}
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
-BuildRequires:  python3-requests
+BuildRequires:  python3-requests >= 2.0
 BuildRequires:  python3-pytest
-Requires:       python3-requests
+Requires:       python3-requests >= 2.0
 
 %description -n python3-%{srcname} %{_description}