diff --git a/autospec.spec b/autospec.spec
index c6a14d5..e1331ec 100644
--- a/autospec.spec
+++ b/autospec.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          autospec
 Version:       1.26
-Release:       1mamba
+Release:       2mamba
 Summary:       Create specfiles and automatically update/check/fix rpm packages
 Group:         Development/Tools
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Source:        https://src.openmamba.org/openmamba/autospec.git/v%{version}/auto
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
 BuildRequires: gettext
 Requires:      bash
+Requires:      binutils
 Requires:      make
 Requires:      rpm
 Requires:      cpio
@@ -78,9 +79,11 @@ make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} prefix=%{_prefix}
 %{_bindir}/extract-specs
 %{_bindir}/autoupdate-*
 %doc AUTHORS COPYING
-#BUGS ChangeLog COPYING NEWS TODO
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Apr 07 2024 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.26-2mamba
+- require binutils (for the strings command)
+
 * Thu Feb 08 2024 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.26-1mamba
 - update to 1.26