diff --git a/doxygen.spec b/doxygen.spec
index 8e77de107ce9b4b864245f173364650d5caf9c6b..83595d0319a0c3b7d9089e7960e25c6d89ac5209 100644
--- a/doxygen.spec
+++ b/doxygen.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Name:                doxygen
 Epoch:               1
 Version:             1.15.0
-Release:             1
+Release:             2
 Summary:             A documentation system for C/C++
 License:             GPL-1.0-or-later
 Url:                 https://www.doxygen.nl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Source1:             doxywizard.desktop
 Source2:             doxywizard-icons.tar.xz
 
 BuildRequires:       python3 ImageMagick gcc-c++ gcc perl-interpreter
-BuildRequires:       python3-libxml2 texlive-bibtex sqlite-devel
+BuildRequires:       texlive-bibtex sqlite-devel
 BuildRequires:       desktop-file-utils graphviz flex bison cmake
 %if %{xapian_core_support} == "ON"
 BuildRequires:       xapian-core-devel zlib-devel
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ desktop-file-install --dir=%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications %{S:1}
 %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/*/apps/doxywizard.png
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Oct 28 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 1:1.15.0-2
+- drop unneeded python3-libxml2 requirement
+
 * Wed Oct 22 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 1:1.15.0-1
 - update to 1.15.0