diff --git a/python-setuptools.changes b/python-setuptools.changes
index ff6f31d..8716da0 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.changes
+++ b/python-setuptools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb  6 22:36:11 UTC 2018 - arun@gmx.de
+
+- update to version 38.5.1:
+  * #1271: Revert to Cython legacy build_ext behavior for
+    compatibility.
+
+- changes from version 38.5.0:
+  * #1229: Expand imports in build_ext to refine detection of Cython
+    availability.
+  * #1270: When Cython is available, build_ext now uses the
+    new_build_ext.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Feb  4 00:30:53 UTC 2018 - arun@gmx.de
 
diff --git a/python-setuptools.spec b/python-setuptools.spec
index fa4d0a7..0b40f41 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 %define oldpython python
 Name:           python-setuptools
-Version:        38.4.1
+Version:        38.5.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Download, build, install, upgrade, and uninstall Python packages
 License:        Python-2.0 OR ZPL-2.0
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deleted file mode 100644
index f738033..0000000
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index 0000000..e8c0651
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
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