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diff --git a/distro-1.7.0.tar.gz b/distro-1.7.0.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/python-distro.changes b/python-distro.changes
index ca4a810..0c1b3c3 100644
--- a/python-distro.changes
+++ b/python-distro.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 15 19:13:51 UTC 2022 - Sebastian Wagner <sebix+novell.com@sebix.at>
+
+- remove shebang from distro.py
+- update to version 1.7.0:
+ - BACKWARD COMPATIBILITY:
+ - Dropped support for EOL Pythons 2.7, 3.4 and 3.5 [[#281](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/281)]
+ - Dropped support for LSB and `uname` back-ends when `--root-dir` is specified [[#311](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/311)]
+ - Moved `distro.py` to `src/distro/distro.py` [[#315](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/315)]
+ - ENHANCEMENTS:
+ - Documented that `distro.version()` can return an empty string on rolling releases [[#312](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/312)]
+ - Documented support for Python 3.10 [[#316](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/316)]
+ - Added official support for Rocky Linux distribution [[#318](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/318)]
+ - Added a shebang to `distro.py` to allow standalone execution [[#313](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/313)]
+ - Added support for AIX platforms [[#311](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/311)]
+ - Added compliance for PEP-561 [[#315](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/315)]
+ - BUG FIXES:
+ - Fixed `include_uname` parameter oversight [[#305](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/305)]
+ - Fixed crash when `uname -rs` output is empty [[#304](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/304)]
+ - Fixed Amazon Linux identifier in `distro.id()` documentation [[#318](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/318)]
+ - Fixed OpenSuse >= 15 support [[#319](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/319)]
+ - Fixed encoding issues when opening distro release files [[#324](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/324)]
+ - Fixed `linux_distribution` regression introduced in [[#230](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/230)] [[#325](https://github.com/python-distro/distro/pull/325)]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov 19 05:31:21 UTC 2021 - Sebastian Wagner <sebix+novell.com@sebix.at>
 
diff --git a/python-distro.spec b/python-distro.spec
index c501318..ff0a438 100644
--- a/python-distro.spec
+++ b/python-distro.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-distro
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 %{!?license: %global license %doc}
 %bcond_without test
 Name:           python-distro
-Version:        1.6.0
+Version:        1.7.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Linux Distribution - a Linux OS platform information API
 License:        Apache-2.0
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ It is a renewed alternative implementation for Python's original platform.linux_
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n distro-%{version}
+# remove shebang. Has been added by upstream intentionally: https://github.com/python-distro/distro/commit/8032f16a1082ff72471c13ff665f3ad9c929f3b0
+sed -i '1{/\/usr\/bin\/env python/d;}' src/distro/distro.py
 %patch0 -p1
 
 %build