diff --git a/boost.changes b/boost.changes
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--- a/boost.changes
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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 17 14:21:58 UTC 2013 - opensuse@dstoecker.de
+
+- use bzip2 instead of xz to support older SUSE releases
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan  2 19:00:38 UTC 2013 - fisiu@opensuse.org
 
diff --git a/boost.spec b/boost.spec
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