diff --git a/python-setuptools.changes b/python-setuptools.changes
index 26be1f4..b4e0fde 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.changes
+++ b/python-setuptools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Aug 11 07:02:31 UTC 2015 - tbechtold@suse.com
+
+- update to 18.1:
+  * Upgrade to vendored packaging 15.3.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jul 20 19:39:31 UTC 2015 - dmueller@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-setuptools.spec b/python-setuptools.spec
index 63b4141..98b8b39 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           python-setuptools
-Version:        18.0.1
+Version:        18.1
 Release:        0
 Url:            http://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools
 Summary:        Easily download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages
diff --git a/setuptools-18.0.1.tar.gz b/setuptools-18.0.1.tar.gz
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index 96323a4..0000000
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/setuptools-18.1.tar.gz b/setuptools-18.1.tar.gz
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index 0000000..1904ba4
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