diff --git a/python-requests.changes b/python-requests.changes
index c7af38b..6f72d27 100644
--- a/python-requests.changes
+++ b/python-requests.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 24 11:13:26 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Require python-setuptools instead of distribute (upstreams merged)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul 25 11:40:02 UTC 2013 - vuntz@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-requests.spec b/python-requests.spec
index a52272c..56568cd 100644
--- a/python-requests.spec
+++ b/python-requests.spec
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Patch0:         no-default-cacert.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  python
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
-BuildRequires:  python-distribute
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 Requires:       python
 %if 0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} <= 1110
 %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}