diff --git a/python-kafka-python.changes b/python-kafka-python.changes
index 037d264..e46c1f4 100644
--- a/python-kafka-python.changes
+++ b/python-kafka-python.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov  8 18:29:27 UTC 2018 - esampson@suse.com
+
+- exclude ./tests directory when building RPM since it causes file conflicts with python-tinyDB
+
+
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 Mon Mar 27 08:39:42 UTC 2017 - tbechtold@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-kafka-python.spec b/python-kafka-python.spec
index 66eb982..e40ad0b 100644
--- a/python-kafka-python.spec
+++ b/python-kafka-python.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-kafka-python
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -54,5 +54,6 @@ is also supported for message sets.
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc README.rst LICENSE
 %{python_sitelib}/*
+%exclude %{python_sitelib}/tests/
 
 %changelog