diff --git a/fwupd.spec b/fwupd.spec
index 281b41fe67423ad57a2bba703b670d10c78b9cc2..c16c37478baa20d568f7df2faf0d0fe8a9c3b28b 100644
--- a/fwupd.spec
+++ b/fwupd.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 %global systemd_version 231
 %global json_glib_version 1.1.1
 
-%global __requires_exclude ^%{__python3}$
+%global __requires_exclude ^/usr/bin/python3
 %global enable_tests 1
 
 %global enable_dummy 1
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 
 Name:      fwupd
 Version:   1.8.17
-Release:   7
+Release:   8
 License:   LGPLv2+
 Summary:   Make updating firmware on Linux automatic, safe and reliable
 URL:       https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd
@@ -484,6 +484,9 @@ done
 %{_datadir}/man/man1/*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Feb 28 2025 sqfu <dev01203@linx-info.com> - 1.8.17-8
+- Remove python dependency
+
 * Wed Sep 25 2024 laokz <zhangkai@iscas.ac.cn> - 1.8.17-7
 - Let valgrind depend on system architecture macro