diff --git a/rubygem-haml.spec b/rubygem-haml.spec
index 01f2a33..e418c95 100644
--- a/rubygem-haml.spec
+++ b/rubygem-haml.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Summary: An elegant, structured XHTML/XML templating engine
 Name: rubygem-%{gemname}
 Version: 3.1.2
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 Group: Development/Languages
 License: MIT and WTFPL
 URL: http://haml-lang.com/
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Requires: ruby(abi) = 1.8
 Requires: rubygem(hpricot)
 Requires: rubygem(yard) >= 0.5.3
 Requires: rubygem(maruku) >= 0.5.9
-Requires: rubygem(fssm)
 Requires: rubygem(sass)
 
 BuildRequires: rubygems
@@ -124,6 +123,10 @@ find %{buildroot}%{geminstdir}/bin -type f | \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Dec 20 2011 Mo Morsi <mmorsi@redhat.com> - 3.1.2-3
+- remove fssm dependency as upstream project no longer bundles it
+  (sass, which is vendored by haml upstream, still depends on it)
+
 * Fri Jul 22 2011 Chris Lalancette <clalance@redhat.com> - 3.1.2-2
 - Fix up the sass includes