diff --git a/babeltrace.changes b/babeltrace.changes
index c6393aa..a3b404a 100644
--- a/babeltrace.changes
+++ b/babeltrace.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan 29 15:35:29 UTC 2025 - Dominique Leuenberger <dimstar@opensuse.org>
+
+- Add explicit python3-setuptools BuildRequires: needed when
+  building with Python 3.13.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec 13 23:31:33 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/babeltrace.spec b/babeltrace.spec
index 0b128e0..ad8edb0 100644
--- a/babeltrace.spec
+++ b/babeltrace.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package babeltrace
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Source2:        %{name}.keyring
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  flex
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
+BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  swig
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(glib-2.0)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libdw) >= 0.154