diff --git a/SPECS/podman.spec b/SPECS/podman.spec
index 6dc5d85..b7fbf5f 100644
--- a/SPECS/podman.spec
+++ b/SPECS/podman.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 Name: podman
 Version: 1.4.4
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Release: 4%{?dist}
 Summary: Manage Pods, Containers and Container Images
 License: ASL 2.0
 URL: https://%{name}.io
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ Requires: skopeo-containers >= 0.1.29-3
 #Requires:       conmon
 Requires: containernetworking-plugins >= 0.8.1-1
 Requires: iptables
-Requires: atomic-registries >= 1.22.1-3
 Requires: container-selinux
 # vendored libraries
 # awk '{print "Provides: bundled(golang("$1")) = "$2}' vendor.conf | sort
@@ -287,6 +286,9 @@ exit 0
 %{_mandir}/man1/docker*.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 14 2019 Lokesh Mandvekar <lsm5@redhat.com> - 1.4.4-4
+- Resolves: #1741264 - remove unnecessary dep on atomic-registries
+
 * Fri Aug 02 2019 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 1.4.4-3
 - use 1.4.4 in RHEL7u7