diff --git a/docker.spec b/docker.spec
index 0933185..6484abb 100644
--- a/docker.spec
+++ b/docker.spec
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Name: %{repo}
 Epoch: 2
 %endif
 Version: 1.13.1
-Release: 54.git%{shortcommit_docker}%{?dist}
+Release: 55.git%{shortcommit_docker}%{?dist}
 Summary: Automates deployment of containerized applications
 License: ASL 2.0
 URL: https://%{provider}.%{provider_tld}/projectatomic/%{repo}
@@ -216,11 +216,9 @@ Obsoletes: %{repo}-storage-setup <= 0.5-3
 Requires: libseccomp >= 2.3.0
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 7
-Recommends: oci-register-machine
 Recommends: oci-systemd-hook
 Recommends: criu
 %else
-Requires: oci-register-machine
 Requires: oci-systemd-hook
 Requires: criu
 %endif
@@ -1030,6 +1028,12 @@ exit 0
 %{_unitdir}/%{repo}-lvm-plugin.*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 23 2018 Colin Walters <walters@verbum.org> - 2:1.13.1-55.git6c336e4
+- Drop oci-register-machine Recommends; this broke a downstream build because
+  oci-register-machine was missing systemd-nspawn as a dependency, but generally
+  it has not been worth maintaining.
+  See previous discussion: https://lists.projectatomic.io/projectatomic-archives/atomic-devel/2016-May/msg00051.html
+
 * Mon May 21 2018 Frantisek Kluknavsky <fkluknav@redhat.com> - 2:1.13.1-54.git6c336e4
 - Resolves: #1559274
 - built docker @projectatomic/docker-1.13.1 commit 6c336e4