diff --git a/python-rst-linker.spec b/python-rst-linker.spec
index b6d6b57..a39094e 100644
--- a/python-rst-linker.spec
+++ b/python-rst-linker.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 Name:           python-%{pkg_name}
 Version:        2.2.0
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Release:        5%{?dist}
 Summary:        Can add links and perform other custom replacements to rst
 
 License:        MIT
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ Requires:       python3dist(six)
 Requires:       python3-dateutil
 
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-dateutil
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(pathspec)
+BuildRequires:  python3-path
+BuildRequires:  python3dist(pip)
+BuildRequires:  python3dist(pytest)
 BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools_scm >= 1.15.0
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(setuptools)
 BuildRequires:  python3dist(toml)
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ rm -rf html/.{doctrees,buildinfo}
 
 %check
 # BuildRequires:  python(2/3)-path does not meet the test-requirement for path.py
-#%%{__python3} setup.py test
+%{__python3} setup.py test
 
 %files -n python3-%{pkg_name}
 %license LICENSE
@@ -85,6 +89,9 @@ rm -rf html/.{doctrees,buildinfo}
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jan 25 2022 Dan Radez <dradez@redhat.com> - 2.2.0-5
+- re-enabling checks
+
 * Fri Jan 21 2022 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 2.2.0-4
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_36_Mass_Rebuild