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diff --git a/python-google-api-core.changes b/python-google-api-core.changes
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Nov  3 11:17:52 UTC 2025 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
+
+- Update to 2.28.1
+  * Remove dependency on packaging and pkg_resources (#852)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Oct 28 14:19:24 UTC 2025 - John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <adrian.glaubitz@suse.com>
 
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 %endif
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-google-api-core
-Version:        2.28.0
+Version:        2.28.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Google API client core library
 License:        Apache-2.0