diff --git a/python-stuf.spec b/python-stuf.spec
index 2c2c0fe..85b2152 100644
--- a/python-stuf.spec
+++ b/python-stuf.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 Name:               python-stuf
 Version:            0.9.16
-Release:            7%{?dist}
+Release:            8%{?dist}
 Summary:            Fancy python dictionary types
 
 Group:              Development/Libraries
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ writing Python software.
 %prep
 %autosetup -n %{modname}-%{version}
 
+# Make this egg-level requirement less specific for EPEL7.
+# https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335144#c13
+sed -i 's/parse>=1.6.6/parse/g' reqs/requires.txt
+
 # Remove upstreams egg info
 rm -rf *.egg*
 
@@ -105,6 +109,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{python3_sitelib}/tests/
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 05 2016 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 0.9.16-8
+- Loosen up python-parse dependency for epel7.
+
 * Tue Jun 28 2016 Ralph Bean <rbean@redhat.com> - 0.9.16-7
 - Rebundle six, since it is highly customized, #1335144.