diff --git a/at-spi2-atk.spec b/at-spi2-atk.spec
index 4c1b060..0cb7376 100644
--- a/at-spi2-atk.spec
+++ b/at-spi2-atk.spec
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+%global at_spi2_core_version 2.7.5
+
 Name:           at-spi2-atk
 Version:        2.7.5
 Release:        1%{?dist}
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ URL:            http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/AT-SPI_on_D-Bus
 #VCS: git:git://git.gnome.org/at-spi-atk
 Source0:        http://download.gnome.org/sources/at-spi2-atk/2.7/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 
-BuildRequires:  at-spi2-core-devel
+BuildRequires:  at-spi2-core-devel >= %{at_spi2_core_version}
 BuildRequires:  dbus-devel
 BuildRequires:  dbus-glib-devel
 BuildRequires:  glib2-devel
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@ BuildRequires:  atk-devel
 BuildRequires:  gtk2-devel
 BuildRequires:  intltool
 
-Requires:       at-spi2-core
+Requires:       at-spi2-core >= %{at_spi2_core_version}
 
 %description
 at-spi allows assistive technologies to access GTK-based