diff --git a/spyder.spec b/spyder.spec
index 4320fa2..269c8d5 100644
--- a/spyder.spec
+++ b/spyder.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          spyder
 Version:       5.5.1
-Release:       1mamba
+Release:       2mamba
 Summary:       A Scientific PYthon Development EnviRonment 
 Group:         System/Libraries
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ Requires:      ipython
 sed -i "s|pyqt5<5.13|pyqt5|" setup.py
 sed -i "s|pyqtwebengine<5.13|pyqtwebengine|" setup.py
 sed -i "s|qdarkstyle==3.0.2|qdarkstyle>=3.0.2|" setup.py
+sed -i "s|pylint>=2.5.0.*'|pylint>=2.5.0'|" setup.py
 
 %build
 CFLAGS="%{optflags}" %{__python3} setup.py build
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@ sed -i "\,\.egg-info/,d;s,.*/man/.*,&.gz," %{name}.filelist
 %{python3_sitearch}/spyder-%{version}-py*.egg-info/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 27 2024 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 5.5.1-2mamba
+- relax version requirement for pylint
+
 * Wed Feb 07 2024 Automatic Build System <autodist@openmamba.org> 5.5.1-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist