diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 37c0f40..417a4f7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ Pod-Simple-3.05.tar.gz
 /Pod-Simple-3.41.tar.gz
 /Pod-Simple-3.42.tar.gz
 /Pod-Simple-3.43.tar.gz
+/Pod-Simple-3.45.tar.gz
diff --git a/perl-Pod-Simple.spec b/perl-Pod-Simple.spec
index 3a213d4..8147986 100644
--- a/perl-Pod-Simple.spec
+++ b/perl-Pod-Simple.spec
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-# Perform optional tests
-%bcond_without perl_Pod_Simple_enables_optional_test
-
 Name:           perl-Pod-Simple
 # Epoch to compete with perl.spec
 Epoch:          1
-Version:        3.43
-Release:        491%{?dist}
+Version:        3.45
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Framework for parsing POD documentation
 License:        GPL-1.0-or-later OR Artistic-1.0-Perl
 URL:            https://metacpan.org/release/Pod-Simple
@@ -31,7 +28,6 @@ BuildRequires:  perl(overload)
 BuildRequires:  perl(Pod::Escapes) >= 1.04
 BuildRequires:  perl(Symbol)
 BuildRequires:  perl(Text::Wrap) >= 98.112902
-BuildRequires:  perl(vars)
 BuildRequires:  perl(warnings)
 # Tests:
 BuildRequires:  perl(base)
@@ -39,16 +35,13 @@ BuildRequires:  perl(Data::Dumper)
 BuildRequires:  perl(File::Find)
 BuildRequires:  perl(File::Path)
 BuildRequires:  perl(FindBin)
-BuildRequires:  perl(lib)
+BuildRequires:  perl(parent)
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test) >= 1.25
 BuildRequires:  perl(Test::More)
 BuildRequires:  perl(utf8)
-%if %{with perl_Pod_Simple_enables_optional_test} && !%{defined perl_bootstrap}
+BuildRequires:  perl(vars)
 # Optional tests:
 # Text::Diff not helpful, used only in case of a failure
-BuildRequires:  perl(parent)
-BuildRequires:  perl(Test::Deep)
-%endif
 
 # Filter under-specified dependencies
 %global __requires_exclude %{?__requires_exclude:%__requires_exclude|}^perl\\(Text::Wrap\\)$
@@ -119,6 +112,9 @@ make test
 %{_libexecdir}/%{name}
 
 %changelog
+* Tue May 16 2023 Jitka Plesnikova <jplesnik@redhat.com> - 1:3.45-1
+- 3.45 bump
+
 * Fri Jan 20 2023 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1:3.43-491
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_38_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 7c4c698..02de250 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (Pod-Simple-3.43.tar.gz) = f514f805f5be52379d8dcab1a61fea09a45b955917acbac647af3bcef77b8f1da168e37420b92701c268a5d304b99c519ba9c3d8df36955a32a41a441b9f0d80
+SHA512 (Pod-Simple-3.45.tar.gz) = 1a32a8d723bde413d185485791a7bbfb6786ef63839a29e2b561b0c0bdca38703f487b84ce3d3a16901976c8e40d1f2f6419bc6d1f7974f19fc04392fc3eb059