diff --git a/python-SQLAlchemy.changes b/python-SQLAlchemy.changes
index ba967c5..8df7924 100644
--- a/python-SQLAlchemy.changes
+++ b/python-SQLAlchemy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 24 11:15:08 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Require python-setuptools instead of distribute (upstreams merged)
+
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 Thu Aug  1 13:49:51 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-SQLAlchemy.spec b/python-SQLAlchemy.spec
index 37b318b..6ffff35 100644
--- a/python-SQLAlchemy.spec
+++ b/python-SQLAlchemy.spec
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ Patch1:         sqlalchemy-0.7-setup_test.patch
 Patch2:         SQLAlchemy-0.7.10-SLES-drop-failing-tests.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
-BuildRequires:  python-distribute
 BuildRequires:  python-nose
 BuildRequires:  python-pysqlite
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 Provides:       python-sqlalchemy = %{version}
 Obsoletes:      python-sqlalchemy < %{version}
 %if 0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} <= 1110