diff --git a/python-GitPython.changes b/python-GitPython.changes
index 92467a6..6f7f30c 100644
--- a/python-GitPython.changes
+++ b/python-GitPython.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep 26 13:13:58 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Require git-core for the cgit backend (bnc#841684)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jun 26 09:55:59 UTC 2012 - saschpe@suse.de
 
diff --git a/python-GitPython.spec b/python-GitPython.spec
index 4a52c49..32c0dfd 100644
--- a/python-GitPython.spec
+++ b/python-GitPython.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-GitPython
 #
-# 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
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Source:         GitPython-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
-BuildRequires:  python-distribute
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
+Requires:       git-core
 Requires:       python-gitdb
 %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()")}