diff --git a/distcc.changes b/distcc.changes
index 4759a74..a67ff40 100644
--- a/distcc.changes
+++ b/distcc.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Aug  8 11:18:35 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- remove python2 dependency
+
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 Thu May 12 17:00:12 UTC 2022 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
-- fix fdupes call 
+- fix fdupes call
 
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 Wed Oct  6 04:19:43 UTC 2021 - Neil Brown <nfbrown@suse.com>
diff --git a/distcc.spec b/distcc.spec
index 3280542..8ff4cf6 100644
--- a/distcc.spec
+++ b/distcc.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  libtool
 BuildRequires:  make
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
-BuildRequires:  python
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(avahi-client)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gtk+-3.0)