diff --git a/cockpit-machines.spec b/cockpit-machines.spec
index 946c5c3adb2da99edbe2049523bfdb11fc566103..093f5c0433f95f0a94dc0f985d9528d5b9b49a25 100644
--- a/cockpit-machines.spec
+++ b/cockpit-machines.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           cockpit-machines
 Version:        320
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 Summary:        Cockpit user interface for virtual machines
 License:        LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/cockpit-project/cockpit-machines
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ Recommends:     libvirt-daemon-driver-storage-disk
 Requires:       qemu-kvm
 Requires:       libvirt-client
 Requires:       libvirt-dbus >= 1.2.0
+Requires:       virt-install >= 3.0.0
 # Optional components
-Recommends:     virt-install >= 3.0.0
 Recommends:     libosinfo
 Recommends:     python3-gobject-base
 Suggests:       (qemu-virtiofsd or virtiofsd)
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ Provides: bundled(npm(xterm)) = 4.19.0
 %description
 Cockpit component for managing virtual machines.
 
-If "virt-install" is installed, you can also create new virtual machines.
-
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{name}
 
@@ -86,5 +84,8 @@ appstream-util validate-relax --nonet %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/metainfo/*
 %{_datadir}/metainfo/*
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jun 18 2025 Han Jinpeng <hanjinpeng@kylinos.cn> - 320-2
+- add require virt-install to support creating virtual machines
+
 * Sun Sep 29 2024 liweigang <liweigang.lwg@gmail.com> - 320-1
 - init package.