diff --git a/rpm/harbour-slumber.changes b/rpm/harbour-slumber.changes
index daea7da..3ecef3a 100644
--- a/rpm/harbour-slumber.changes
+++ b/rpm/harbour-slumber.changes
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 # * date Author's Name <author's email> version-release
 # - Summary of changes
+* Fri Jan 05 2024 velox 0.16-3
+ - maintenance: add linguist requirement for OBS
+
 * Thu Jan 04 2024 velox 0.16-2
  - maintenance: restructure options for sound effects
  - maintenance: readme/spec updates
diff --git a/rpm/harbour-slumber.spec b/rpm/harbour-slumber.spec
index 502e67f..f07e0ac 100644
--- a/rpm/harbour-slumber.spec
+++ b/rpm/harbour-slumber.spec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Name:       harbour-slumber
 %{?qtc_builddir:%define _builddir %qtc_builddir}
 Summary:    Slumber Sleeptimer
 Version:    0.16
-Release:    2
+Release:    3
 Group:      Qt/Qt
 License:    GPLv2
 URL:        https://github.com/jgibbon/slumber
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Core)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Qml)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5Quick)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(Qt5DBus)
+BuildRequires:  qt5-qttools-linguist
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 
 %description