diff --git a/centos-integration-sig/python-specfile.spec b/centos-integration-sig/python-specfile.spec
index db4e9d4..fe034c1 100644
--- a/centos-integration-sig/python-specfile.spec
+++ b/centos-integration-sig/python-specfile.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  git-core
 %endif
 
+# system-rpm-config pulls in packages containing SRPM macros
+# necessary for spec file preprocessing and parsing
+Recommends:     system-rpm-config
+
 
 %description
 %{desc}
diff --git a/epel10/python-specfile.spec b/epel10/python-specfile.spec
index 5b54874..ba74e88 100644
--- a/epel10/python-specfile.spec
+++ b/epel10/python-specfile.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  git-core
 %endif
 
+# system-rpm-config pulls in packages containing SRPM macros
+# necessary for spec file preprocessing and parsing
+Recommends:     system-rpm-config
+
 
 %description
 %{desc}
diff --git a/epel8/python-specfile.spec b/epel8/python-specfile.spec
index dd0ac30..0497f9e 100644
--- a/epel8/python-specfile.spec
+++ b/epel8/python-specfile.spec
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist importlib-metadata dataclasses rpm typing-extensions}
 BuildRequires:  %{py3_dist flexmock pytest}
 BuildRequires:  git-core
 
+# system-rpm-config pulls in packages containing SRPM macros
+# necessary for spec file preprocessing and parsing
+Recommends:     system-rpm-config
+
 
 %description
 %{desc}
diff --git a/fedora/python-specfile.spec b/fedora/python-specfile.spec
index c922fdd..3f419bc 100644
--- a/fedora/python-specfile.spec
+++ b/fedora/python-specfile.spec
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  git-core
 %endif
 
+# system-rpm-config pulls in packages containing SRPM macros
+# necessary for spec file preprocessing and parsing
+Recommends:     system-rpm-config
+
 
 %description
 %{desc}