diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 65a4d8a..e019d2b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 /callr_3.6.0.tar.gz
 /callr_3.7.0.tar.gz
 /callr_3.7.1.tar.gz
+/callr_3.7.3.tar.gz
diff --git a/R-callr.spec b/R-callr.spec
index 1bd6d78..b3ec0c6 100644
--- a/R-callr.spec
+++ b/R-callr.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-%bcond_with bootstrap
+# asciicast missing
+%bcond_with suggests
 
 %global packname callr
-%global packver  3.7.1
+%global packver  3.7.3
 %global rlibdir  %{_datadir}/R/library
 
 Name:             R-%{packname}
-Version:          3.7.1
-Release:          2%{?dist}
+Version:          %{packver}
+Release:          1%{?dist}
 Summary:          Call R from R
 
 License:          MIT
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ Source0:          https://cran.r-project.org/src/contrib/%{packname}_%{packver}.
 # Here's the R view of the dependencies world:
 # Depends:
 # Imports:   R-processx >= 3.6.1, R-R6, R-utils
-# Suggests:  R-cli>= 1.1.0, R-covr, R-mockery, R-ps, R-rprojroot, R-spelling, R-testthat, R-withr >= 2.3.0
+# Suggests:  R-asciicast, R-cli>= 1.1.0, R-covr, R-mockery, R-ps, R-rprojroot, R-spelling, R-testthat >= 3.0.0, R-withr >= 2.3.0
 # LinkingTo:
 # Enhances:
 
@@ -26,13 +27,14 @@ BuildRequires:    tex(latex)
 BuildRequires:    R-processx >= 3.6.1
 BuildRequires:    R-R6
 BuildRequires:    R-utils
-%if %{without bootstrap}
+%if %{with suggests}
+BuildRequires:    R-asciicast
 BuildRequires:    R-cli >= 1.1.0
 BuildRequires:    R-mockery
 BuildRequires:    R-ps
 BuildRequires:    R-rprojroot
 BuildRequires:    R-spelling
-BuildRequires:    R-testthat
+BuildRequires:    R-testthat >= 3.0.0
 BuildRequires:    R-withr >= 2.3.0
 %endif
 
@@ -60,8 +62,8 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{rlibdir}/R.css
 
 
 %check
-%if %{without bootstrap}
-%{_bindir}/R CMD check %{packname}
+%if %{with suggests}
+%{_bindir}/R CMD check %{packname} --ignore-vignettes
 %endif
 
 
@@ -81,6 +83,10 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{rlibdir}/R.css
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 19 2023 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 3.7.3-1
+- update to 3.7.3
+- adjust packaging model to one where suggests are optional (and not enabled by default)
+
 * Wed Jan 18 2023 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.7.1-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_38_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 431471d..767c3b8 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (callr_3.7.1.tar.gz) = bc7378bcb1b4f32c191303a40d00ad5a05e7d30df02751116e182d02f8867090f8a1869c00b30dca89ea23163047b239be8aff2be327c1c3402b8bc22e1c3d77
+SHA512 (callr_3.7.3.tar.gz) = c65568d2ad67206e45d439fcfa2944067c88298814eab14646d3bb92ddda9e50900d4673b8fef3db8b7d3bbcea385cd16a1a877eca1e62bad9d1634fde5dd82f