diff --git a/cabal-install.spec b/cabal-install.spec
index 7e49623..77ca3c4 100644
--- a/cabal-install.spec
+++ b/cabal-install.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Name:           cabal-install
 Version:        2.0.0.1
-Release:        8%{?dist}
+Release:        9%{?dist}
 Summary:        The command-line interface for Cabal and Hackage
 
 License:        BSD
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ BuildRequires:  ghc-tasty-quickcheck-devel
 Requires:       ghc-compiler
 # for /etc/bash_completion.d/
 Requires:       filesystem
+# nslookup used for mirror dns
+Requires:       bind-utils
 # for /etc/profile.d/
 Requires:       setup
 Obsoletes:      cabal-dev < 0.9.2-5
@@ -105,6 +107,9 @@ install -pm 644 %{SOURCE10} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/profile.d
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 22 2018 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 2.0.0.1-9
+- require bind-utils for nslookup used for secure mirror dns lookup
+
 * Wed Nov 21 2018 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 2.0.0.1-8
 - no longer requires ghc-Cabal-devel