diff --git a/tools/spec/tools.spec b/tools/spec/tools.spec
index f41b820a..7d09cb79 100644
--- a/tools/spec/tools.spec
+++ b/tools/spec/tools.spec
@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@ Source0:        cmonitor-tools-__RPM_VERSION__.tar.gz
 # IMPORTANT: python3-devel provide macros like %{python3_sitelib}
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++, make, python3-devel
 
-# cmonitor_filter uses dateutil library to parse dates:
+# cmonitor_filter uses dateutil library to parse dates.. of course to make our life easier the same python library
+# RPM has different names on different distro versions...
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 7
 Requires: python-dateutil
+%endif
+%if 0%{?rhel} >= 8
+Requires: python3-dateutil
+%endif
 
 # Disable automatic debug package creation: it fails within Fedora 28, 29 and 30 for the lack
 # of debug info files apparently: