diff --git a/mrw-c++.spec.in b/mrw-c++.spec.in
index 62fce01..0d77561 100644
--- a/mrw-c++.spec.in
+++ b/mrw-c++.spec.in
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 ## @license LGPL, see file <a href="license.html">COPYING</a>
 ##
 ## $Log$
+## Revision 1.5  2004/10/07 17:26:05  marc
+## requirements for devel package
+##
 ## Revision 1.4  2004/10/07 13:41:16  marc
 ## devel in the same spec file
 ##
@@ -83,6 +86,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %package devel
 Summary: MRW's C++ Class Library, facilities for ease and quality (development files)
 Group: Development/Libraries/C++
+Requires: @PACKAGENAME@ = @MAJOR@.@MINOR@.@LEAST@
+Requires: gcc-c++ >= 3.0
 
 %description devel
 @README@