diff --git a/alienarena.spec b/alienarena.spec
index fb55dc7..b66c8f5 100644
--- a/alienarena.spec
+++ b/alienarena.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name:		alienarena
 Summary: 	Multiplayer retro sci-fi deathmatch game
 Version:	7.40
-Release:	1%{?dist}
+Release:	2%{?dist}
 License:	GPLv2+
 Group:		Amusements/Games
 # Subversion:  https://svn.icculus.org/alienarena/trunk/?sortby=date
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ BuildRequires:	libvorbis-devel, openal-soft-devel
 BuildRequires:	desktop-file-utils
 Requires:	alienarena-data = 20100715
 Requires:	desktop-file-utils >= 0.9, opengl-games-utils
+Requires:	openal-soft%{?_isa}
 
 %description
-Alien Arena 2009 is an online deathmatch game with over 30 levels, seven modes 
+Alien Arena 2010 is an online deathmatch game with over 30 levels, seven modes 
 of play, loads of mutators, built-in bots, multiple player characters and weapons
 (with alt-fire modes).
 
@@ -151,6 +152,9 @@ gtk-update-icon-cache -qf %{_datadir}/icons/hicolor 2>/dev/null || :
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 15 2010 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> - 7.40-2
+- add hard dependency on openal-soft (bz 597684)
+
 * Thu Jul 15 2010 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> - 7.40-1
 - update to 7.40