diff --git a/exiv2.spec b/exiv2.spec
index 90bc7b3..d3c293f 100644
--- a/exiv2.spec
+++ b/exiv2.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Summary: Exif and Iptc metadata manipulation library
 Name:	 exiv2
 Version: 0.26
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 
 License: GPLv2+
 URL: 	 http://www.exiv2.org/
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ Requires: %{name}-libs%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 %package libs
 Summary: Exif and Iptc metadata manipulation library
 # not strictly required, but convenient and expected
-Requires: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+Recommends: %{name} = %{version}-%{release}
 %description libs
 A C++ library to access image metadata, supporting full read and write access
 to the Exif and Iptc metadata, Exif MakerNote support, extract and delete 
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ test -x %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libexiv2.so
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat May 20 2017 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 0.26-3
+- -libs: use Recommends: instead (#1452938)
+
 * Mon May 15 2017 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 0.26-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_26_27_Mass_Rebuild