diff --git a/golang-github-kr-pty.spec b/golang-github-kr-pty.spec
index bb1936c..ae8e165 100644
--- a/golang-github-kr-pty.spec
+++ b/golang-github-kr-pty.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Name:           golang-github-kr-pty
 Version:        0
-Release:        0.16.git%{shortcommit}%{?dist}
+Release:        0.17.git%{shortcommit}%{?dist}
 Summary:        PTY interface for Go
 License:        MIT
 URL:            http://godoc.org/%{import_path}
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ExclusiveArch:  %{ix86} x86_64 %{arm}
 Pty is a Go package for using UNIX pseudo-terminals.
 
 %package devel
-Requires:       golang >= 1.2
+Requires:       golang
 Summary:        PTY interface for Go
 Provides:       golang(%{import_path}) = %{version}-%{release}
 
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ cp -av *.go %{buildroot}/%{gopath}/src/%{import_path}
 %{gopath}/src/%{import_path}/*.go
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jan 15 2014 Lokesh Mandvekar <lsm5@redhat.com> 0-0.17.git3b1f648
+- revert golang >= 1.2 version requirement
+
 * Wed Jan 15 2014 Lokesh Mandvekar <lsm5@redhat.com> 0-0.16.git3b1f648
 - require golang 1.2 and up