diff --git a/meson.spec b/meson.spec
index 20e46ca223f6f018d26b2b868c0e62229cd8e8ff..76def88d88d104ea79e9fadf8591977ae63508ce 100644
--- a/meson.spec
+++ b/meson.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           meson
 Version:        1.9.1
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 Summary:        An open source high quality build system
 License:        Apache-2.0
 URL:            https://mesonbuild.com/
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ BuildArch:      noarch
 Obsoletes:      %{name}-gui < 0.31.0-3
 
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel python3-setuptools
-Requires:       python3-setuptools ninja-build
+Requires:       ninja-build
 
 %description
 Meson is an open source build system meant to be both extremely fast, and, even more importantly,
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ install -Dpm0644 -t %{buildroot}%{zsh_completions_dir}/ data/shell-completions/z
 %{_mandir}/man1/%{name}.1*
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Oct 19 2025 Funda Wang <fundawang@yeah.net> - 1.9.1-2
+- do not pull requirement on setuptools like any other distros
+
 * Tue Oct 14 2025 xiejing <xiejing@kylinos.cn> - 1.9.1-1
 - update to 1.9.1