diff --git a/rpmbuild/copr-rpmbuild.spec b/rpmbuild/copr-rpmbuild.spec
index b077c8724..72a4ed4d9 100644
--- a/rpmbuild/copr-rpmbuild.spec
+++ b/rpmbuild/copr-rpmbuild.spec
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ BuildRequires: %{python_pfx}-munch
 BuildRequires: %{python}-requests
 BuildRequires: %{python_pfx}-jinja2
 BuildRequires: %{python_pfx}-simplejson
-BuildRequires: %{python_pfx}-specfile
+BuildRequires: %{python_pfx}-specfile >= 0.19.0
 BuildRequires: python3-backoff >= 1.9.0
 
 BuildRequires: /usr/bin/argparse-manpage
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Requires: %{python_pfx}-jinja2
 Requires: %{python_pfx}-munch
 Requires: %{python}-requests
 Requires: %{python_pfx}-simplejson
-Requires: %{python_pfx}-specfile
+Requires: %{python_pfx}-specfile >= 0.19.0
 Requires: python3-backoff >= 1.9.0
 
 Requires: mock >= 2.0