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diff --git a/python-ipython.changes b/python-ipython.changes
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+++ b/python-ipython.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Mar  5 18:25:05 UTC 2022 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
+
+- update to version 8.1.1:
+  * Fix an issue with virtualenv and Python 3.8 introduced in 8.1
+  * Revert :ghpull:`13537` (fix an issue with symlinks in virtualenv)
+    that raises an error in Python 3.8, and fixed in a different way
+    in :ghpull:`13559`.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Feb 26 21:08:02 UTC 2022 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/python-ipython.spec b/python-ipython.spec
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 %bcond_with libalternatives
 %endif
 Name:           python-ipython%{psuffix}
-Version:        8.1.0
+Version:        8.1.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Rich architecture for interactive computing with Python
 License:        BSD-3-Clause