diff --git a/python-psycopg3.spec b/python-psycopg3.spec
index 6faa897..6e66ee3 100644
--- a/python-psycopg3.spec
+++ b/python-psycopg3.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 Name:		python-%{src_name}
 Version:	3.1.18
-Release:	1%{?dist}
+Release:	2%{?dist}
 Summary:	Psycopg 3 is a modern implementation of a PostgreSQL adapter for Python
 
 License:	LGPL-3.0-only
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ and Python features.
 %package -n python3-%{src_name}
 
 Summary:		%{Summary}
+Requires:               libpq
 
 %description -n python3-%{src_name}
 %{description}
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ export PSYCOPG_TEST_DSN="host=$PGHOST port=$PGPORT dbname=${PGTESTS_DATABASES##*
 %doc psycopg_c/README.rst
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Apr 02 2024 Sandro Mani <manisandro@gmail.com> - 3.1.18-2
+- Add Requires: libpq (#2266555)
+
 * Wed Jan 31 2024 Ondrej Sloup <osloup@redhat.com> -  3.1.18-1
 - Add Cython version of psycopg and psycopg_pool as subpackages
 - Rebase to the latest upstream version (rhbz#2250316)