diff --git a/0001-Handle-git-being-entirely-absent.patch b/0001-Handle-git-being-entirely-absent.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..475d84f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Handle-git-being-entirely-absent.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+From 5c0bb9186fe2d65901744b00af24c8c50b3e1d29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Robert Collins <rbtcollins@hp.com>
+Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:22:26 +1200
+Subject: [PATCH] Handle git being entirely absent
+
+When we try to find the git directory, if git is not present, treat
+that the same as an error from git itself. Sadly tests for this are
+nearly impossible to meaningfully write, since we always have git
+installed. I can do a mock based test if folk want one.
+
+Change-Id: If6160d1fb3def8133bdd0b66105e60ef93f80f82
+Closes-Bug: #1481468
+---
+ pbr/git.py | 9 ++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/pbr/git.py b/pbr/git.py
+index b4ae300..60acd3c 100644
+--- a/pbr/git.py
++++ b/pbr/git.py
+@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
+ 
+ import distutils.errors
+ from distutils import log
++import errno
+ import io
+ import os
+ import re
+@@ -64,7 +65,13 @@ def _run_git_command(cmd, git_dir, **kwargs):
+ 
+ 
+ def _get_git_directory():
+-    return _run_shell_command(['git', 'rev-parse', '--git-dir'])
++    try:
++        return _run_shell_command(['git', 'rev-parse', '--git-dir'])
++    except OSError as e:
++        if e.errno == errno.ENOENT:
++            # git not installed.
++            return ''
++        raise
+ 
+ 
+ def _git_is_installed():
+-- 
+2.4.6
+
diff --git a/pbr-1.3.0.tar.gz b/pbr-1.3.0.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index afdb55f..0000000
--- a/pbr-1.3.0.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:1a6f8d514fc11d2571c75c207d932c106f024f199b5f12d25f8ca022b026c59d
-size 99701
diff --git a/pbr-1.4.0.tar.gz b/pbr-1.4.0.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bbbe14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pbr-1.4.0.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:f080232fb6b208615b4c1854bf4277bb097d19c9ef89f94f203c1436fe600e92
+size 102181
diff --git a/python-pbr-doc.changes b/python-pbr-doc.changes
index ab9093a..2ab867e 100644
--- a/python-pbr-doc.changes
+++ b/python-pbr-doc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 11 07:34:34 UTC 2015 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
+
+- update to version 1.4.0
+  * Fix docs for environment markers in extras
+  * Export ChangeLog and AUTHORS in install
+  * Show how long the git querying takes
+  * Add wsgi_scripts support to PBR
+  * Updated from global requirements
+- requires python-mock >= 1.2
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug  3 09:46:34 UTC 2015 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-pbr-doc.spec b/python-pbr-doc.spec
index b4459b3..42c12d1 100644
--- a/python-pbr-doc.spec
+++ b/python-pbr-doc.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           python-pbr-doc
-Version:        1.3.0
+Version:        1.4.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Documentation for python-pbr
 License:        Apache-2.0
diff --git a/python-pbr.changes b/python-pbr.changes
index fdddeee..53d53cb 100644
--- a/python-pbr.changes
+++ b/python-pbr.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug 12 09:32:35 UTC 2015 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- add 0001-Handle-git-being-entirely-absent.patch
+- revert dependency on git (see comment in the specfile)
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 11 07:34:34 UTC 2015 - seife+obs@b1-systems.com
+
+- update to version 1.4.0
+  * Fix docs for environment markers in extras
+  * Export ChangeLog and AUTHORS in install
+  * Show how long the git querying takes
+  * Add wsgi_scripts support to PBR
+  * Updated from global requirements
+- requires python-mock >= 1.2
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug  3 10:04:09 UTC 2015 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-pbr.spec b/python-pbr.spec
index 80ab34d..8f97249 100644
--- a/python-pbr.spec
+++ b/python-pbr.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 %bcond_with test
 
 Name:           python-pbr
-Version:        1.3.0
+Version:        1.4.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Python Build Reasonableness
 License:        Apache-2.0
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Source1:        python-pbr-rpmlintrc
 # NOTE(toabctl): this is currently in review: https://review.openstack.org/#/c/193462/
 # needed to be abe to use pbr with newer Sphinx versions
 Patch0:         0001-Remove-sphinx_config.init_values-manual-call.patch
+Patch1:         0001-Handle-git-being-entirely-absent.patch
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-pip >= 1.4
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python-discover
 %endif
 BuildRequires:  python-fixtures >= 0.3.14
 BuildRequires:  python-hacking >= 0.9.2
-BuildRequires:  python-mock >= 1.0
+BuildRequires:  python-mock >= 1.2
 BuildRequires:  python-python-subunit >= 0.0.18
 BuildRequires:  python-testrepository >= 0.0.18
 BuildRequires:  python-testresources >= 0.2.4
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ information.
 %prep
 %setup -q -n pbr-%{version}
 %patch0 -p1
+%patch1 -p1
 # Get rid of ugly build-time deps that require network:
 sed -i "s/, 'sphinx\.ext\.intersphinx'//" doc/source/conf.py