diff --git a/macros.sip b/macros.sip
index 897ee3d..3c5b185 100644
--- a/macros.sip
+++ b/macros.sip
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 %_sip_api_major 12
-%_sip_api_minor 3
+%_sip_api_minor 4
 %_sip_api %{_sip_api_major}.%{_sip_api_minor}
diff --git a/sip.spec b/sip.spec
index 0bc48b8..f9305dc 100644
--- a/sip.spec
+++ b/sip.spec
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 Summary: SIP - Python/C++ Bindings Generator
 Name: sip
 Version: 4.19.8
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 
 # sipgen/parser.{c.h} is GPLv3+ with exceptions (bison)
 License: GPLv2 or GPLv3 and (GPLv3+ with exceptions)
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ Patch52: sip-4.19.3-python3_sip_bin.patch
 # extracted from sip.h, SIP_API_MAJOR_NR SIP_API_MINOR_NR defines
 Source1: macros.sip
 %global _sip_api_major 12
-%global _sip_api_minor 3
+%global _sip_api_minor 4
 %global _sip_api %{_sip_api_major}.%{_sip_api_minor}
 
+BuildRequires: gcc-c++
 BuildRequires: python2-devel
 BuildRequires: sed
 
@@ -207,6 +208,9 @@ install -D -p -m644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{rpm_macros_dir}/macros.sip
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Mar 07 2018 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 4.19.8-2
+- BR: gcc-c++, sip-api(12)=12.4
+
 * Tue Mar 06 2018 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 4.19.8-1
 - 4.19.8