diff --git a/python-cppy.changes b/python-cppy.changes
index d8ea5ca..387e73a 100644
--- a/python-cppy.changes
+++ b/python-cppy.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jul 14 17:35:43 UTC 2022 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
+
+- Actually needs setuptools 61.2 now
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jul 14 10:49:56 UTC 2022 - Ben Greiner <code@bnavigator.de>
 
diff --git a/python-cppy.spec b/python-cppy.spec
index 8df32c7..bb441e1 100644
--- a/python-cppy.spec
+++ b/python-cppy.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Source99:       python-cppy-rpmlintrc
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module base >= 3.7}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools_scm}
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools >= 61.2}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module tomli}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros