diff --git a/fwupd.spec b/fwupd.spec
index 8dedc03c4f65b2b9cdccd86dff6ffe0f25481ab8..3d6c18a431438169d1419013ed4c53751aca0712 100644
--- a/fwupd.spec
+++ b/fwupd.spec
@@ -3,13 +3,17 @@
 %bcond_without libsmbios
 %endif
 
+# although we ship a few tiny python files these are utilities that 99.99%
+# of users do not need -- use this to avoid dragging python onto NestOS
+%global __requires_exclude ^/usr/bin/python3
+
 %ifarch x86_64 aarch64
 %bcond_without uefi
 %endif
 
 Name:           fwupd
 Version:        1.2.9
-Release:        4
+Release:        5
 Summary:        Make updating firmware on Linux automatic, safe and reliable
 License:        LGPLv2+
 URL:            https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/releases
@@ -45,7 +49,6 @@ Requires(post):systemd
 Requires(preun):systemd
 Requires(postun):systemd
 
-Recommends:    python3
 
 %description
 %{name} aims to make updating firmware on Linux automatic, safe and reliable.
@@ -177,6 +180,9 @@ mkdir -pm 0700 %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/lib/%{name}/gnupg
 %{_datadir}/man/man1/*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 23 2022 duyiwei <duyiwei@kylinos.cn> - 1.2.9-5
+- Remove the python installation dependency of fwupd
+
 * Thu Jul 14 2022 yangweidong <yangweidong9@huawei.com> - 1.2.9-4
 - Solve 0002-Compilation-failure-due-to-assertion-error
 - Fix CVE-2020-10759.patch