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diff --git a/python-SQLAlchemy.changes b/python-SQLAlchemy.changes
index eacbb12..38a0be6 100644
--- a/python-SQLAlchemy.changes
+++ b/python-SQLAlchemy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Feb 22 13:05:14 UTC 2019 - John Vandenberg <jayvdb@gmail.com>
+
+- Re-add build dependency on python-devel, removed December 2018,
+  used for optional C extensions cprocessors.so, cresultproxy.so and cutils.so.
+- update to v1.2.18
+  Bugfix releases, find details at
+  https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/changelog/changelog_12.html#change-1.2.18
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Feb 21 08:35:33 UTC 2019 - Adrian Schröter <adrian@suse.de>
+
+- version update to 1.2.17
+  https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/changelog/changelog_12.html
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Feb  9 14:00:31 UTC 2019 - Adrian Schröter <adrian@suse.de>
+
+- update to version 1.2.16:
+  Bugfix releases, find details at
+  https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/changelog/changelog_12.html#change-1.2.16
+  https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/changelog/changelog_12.html#change-1.2.15
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec  4 12:54:53 UTC 2018 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-SQLAlchemy.spec b/python-SQLAlchemy.spec
index 2d24e85..d473b84 100644
--- a/python-SQLAlchemy.spec
+++ b/python-SQLAlchemy.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-SQLAlchemy
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -20,18 +20,21 @@
 %define oldpython python
 %bcond_without tests
 Name:           python-SQLAlchemy
-Version:        1.2.14
+Version:        1.2.18
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Database Abstraction Library
 License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            http://www.sqlalchemy.org
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/S/SQLAlchemy/SQLAlchemy-%{version}.tar.gz
-# Test requirements:
+# devel is needed for optional C extensions cprocessors.so, cresultproxy.so and cutils.so
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
+# SECTION test requirements
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module mock}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-xdist}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
+# /SECTION
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 #BuildRequires:  python-pysqlite