diff --git a/smeserver-devtools.spec b/smeserver-devtools.spec
index a9dc9a3..a081fb9 100644
--- a/smeserver-devtools.spec
+++ b/smeserver-devtools.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Summary: smeserver tools for building RPMs
 %define name smeserver-devtools
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 2.6.0
-%define release 16
+%define release 17
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@ Source: %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 BuildRoot: /var/tmp/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-buildroot
 BuildArchitectures: noarch
 Requires: perl, perl(Test::Inline) >= 0.12, perl(XML::Parser)
+Requires: perl(Pod::Tests)
 AutoReqProv: no
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Mar 11 2024 Jean-Philippe Pialasse <tests@pialasse.com> 2.6.0-17.sme
+- fix missing deps for perl(Pod::Tests) [SME: 12501]
+
 * Mon Mar 11 2024 rename-e-smith-pkg.sh by Trevor Batley <trevor@batley.id.au> 2.6.0-16.sme
 - Rename to smeserver-devtools [SME: 12359]