diff --git a/gtk4.spec b/gtk4.spec
index f23bdf4681238a844b768a32d9de85150974476d..89be9e49b70349a0daa149a80afeeef5b94581d6 100644
--- a/gtk4.spec
+++ b/gtk4.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 Name:           gtk4
 Version:        4.17.1
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 Summary:        GTK graphical user interface library
 License:        LGPL-2.0-or-later
 URL:            https://www.gtk.org
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ This package contains version 4 of GTK.
 %package devel
 Summary: Development files for GTK
 Requires: gtk4%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires: (vala >= 0.56.15 if vala)
 
 %description devel
 This package contains the libraries and header files that are needed
@@ -197,6 +198,10 @@ desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications/*.desktop
 %{_mandir}/man1/gtk4-widget-factory.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Feb 09 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 4.17.1-2
+- requires higher version of vala, as old version produces
+  erorrs for some downstream packages
+
 * Fri Feb 07 2025 wangkai <13474090681@163.com> - 4.17.1-1
 - Update to 4.17.1