diff --git a/ansible.spec b/ansible.spec
index 8f8e09e..b5ef4ed 100644
--- a/ansible.spec
+++ b/ansible.spec
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 %global __brp_mangle_shebangs_exclude_from ^%{python3_sitelib}/ansible_collections/[^/]+/[^/]+/roles/[^/]+/(files|templates)/.*$
 %global __requires_exclude_from %{?__requires_exclude_from:%__requires_exclude_from|}%{__brp_mangle_shebangs_exclude_from}
 
-%if 0%{?rhel} == 8
+%if 0%{?rhel} >= 8
 # RHEL 8's ansible-core package is built using Python 3.9, which is not the default version.
-%define python3_pkgversion 39
+%define python3_pkgversion 3.11
 BuildRequires:  python%{python3_pkgversion}-rpm-macros
 %endif