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diff --git a/python-importlib-metadata.changes b/python-importlib-metadata.changes
index bb0b372..afc1930 100644
--- a/python-importlib-metadata.changes
+++ b/python-importlib-metadata.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar 22 20:45:24 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- update to 7.1.0:
+  * Improve import time (python/cpython#114664).
+  * Make MetadataPathFinder.find_distributions a classmethod for
+    consistency with CPython. Closes #484.
+  * Allow MetadataPathFinder.invalidate_caches to be called as a
+    classmethod.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Mar 16 08:32:40 UTC 2024 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-importlib-metadata.spec b/python-importlib-metadata.spec
index 7cd52de..cab8b0d 100644
--- a/python-importlib-metadata.spec
+++ b/python-importlib-metadata.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 %define skip_python2 1
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-importlib-metadata%{psuffix}
-Version:        7.0.2
+Version:        7.1.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Read metadata from Python packages
 License:        Apache-2.0