diff --git a/SPECS/centos-stream-release.spec b/SPECS/centos-stream-release.spec
index ff39bff..b82d153 100644
--- a/SPECS/centos-stream-release.spec
+++ b/SPECS/centos-stream-release.spec
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
 
 Name:           centos-stream-release
 Version:        %{major}.%{minor}
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Release:        3%{?dist}
 Summary:        %{distro} release files
 License:        GPLv2
 URL:            https://centos.org
 BuildArch:      noarch
 
-Recommends:     centos-stream-repos
 Provides:       centos-release = %{version}-%{release}
 
 # required for a lorax run (to generate install media)
+Requires:       centos-stream-repos
 Provides:       centos-release-eula
 Provides:       redhat-release-eula
 
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ install -p -m 0644 %{_sourcedir}/*.preset %{buildroot}%{_prefix}/lib/systemd/sys
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Apr 25 2021 Carl George <carl@george.computer> - 8.5-3
+- Switch recommends back to requires for centos-stream-repos
+
 * Tue Apr 06 2021 Carl George <carl@george.computer> - 8.5-2
 - Add recommends for centos-stream-repos