diff --git a/borgmatic.spec b/borgmatic.spec
index 3eeb170..705dfff 100644
--- a/borgmatic.spec
+++ b/borgmatic.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           borgmatic
 Version:        1.3.23
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Simple Python wrapper script for borgbackup
 
 License:        GPLv3
@@ -9,13 +9,17 @@ Source0:        https://projects.torsion.org/witten/borgmatic/archive/%{version}
 
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
-BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-devel
+%if 0%{?fedora} < 30 || 0%{?rhel} < 8
+BuildRequires:  systemd
+%else
 BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
+%endif
 
 Requires:       borgbackup
-Requires:       python3-colorama
-Requires:       python3-ruamel-yaml
-Requires:       python3-pykwalify
+Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-colorama
+Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-ruamel-yaml
+Requires:       python%{python3_pkgversion}-pykwalify
 
 
 %description
@@ -71,6 +75,10 @@ install -Dpm 0644 sample/systemd/%{name}.timer %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/%{name}.t
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Oct 12 2019 Felix Kaechele <heffer@fedoraproject.org> - 1.3.23-2
+- insert conditionals for F29 and EL7
+- bring back python3_version variable for EL7 compatibility
+
 * Fri Oct 11 2019 Felix Kaechele <heffer@fedoraproject.org> - 1.3.23-1
 - update to 1.3.23
 - fix dependencies