diff --git a/python-pygit2.changes b/python-pygit2.changes
index b7cac5c..8402918 100644
--- a/python-pygit2.changes
+++ b/python-pygit2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Aug 18 13:24:03 UTC 2013 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
+
+- Update to 0.19.0
+  + Upstream provides no changelog, but you can check
+    https://github.com/libgit2/pygit2/compare/v0.17.3...v0.19.0
+- Keep 0.17.3 for compatibility with openSUSE 12.2
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Dec 27 10:03:25 UTC 2012 - cfarrell@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-pygit2.spec b/python-pygit2.spec
index 7dd9eda..65a6182 100644
--- a/python-pygit2.spec
+++ b/python-pygit2.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-pygit2
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2012 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2013 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 
 
 Name:           python-pygit2
+%if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1230 || 0%{?sles_version} >= 11 
 Version:        0.19.0
+%else
+Version:        0.17.3
+%endif
 Release:        0
 Url:            http://github.com/dborowitz/pygit2
 Summary:        Python bindings for libgit2