diff --git a/nvme-cli.spec b/nvme-cli.spec
index de9f1ca..a81f08f 100644
--- a/nvme-cli.spec
+++ b/nvme-cli.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
 
-BuildRequires:  libnvme-devel >= 1.1
+BuildRequires:  libnvme-devel >= 1.2
 BuildRequires:  json-c-devel >= 0.14
 BuildRequires:  python3-nose2
 BuildRequires:  python3-mypy