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diff --git a/edgegrid-python-1.2.1.tar.gz b/edgegrid-python-1.2.1.tar.gz
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diff --git a/python-edgegrid-python.changes b/python-edgegrid-python.changes
index 5451b56..ab67e3d 100644
--- a/python-edgegrid-python.changes
+++ b/python-edgegrid-python.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Dec 11 22:17:28 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- update to 1.2.1:
+  * recognize the ~ tilde character as home directory alias
+  * issues: add missing test resource files to PyPI package
+  * require PyOpenSSL >= v19.0.0 to avoid old OS packages
+  * split MANIFEST.in in several lines to properly include
+    in Python package all necessary resource files
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Feb 21 13:42:43 UTC 2020 - Thomas Bechtold <tbechtold@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-edgegrid-python.spec b/python-edgegrid-python.spec
index 1a9ddfe..ded94c8 100644
--- a/python-edgegrid-python.spec
+++ b/python-edgegrid-python.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-edgegrid-python
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 Name:           python-edgegrid-python
-Version:        1.1.1
+Version:        1.2.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Client authentication protocol for python-requests
 License:        Apache-2.0
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 Requires:       python-ndg-httpsclient
-Requires:       python-pyOpenSSL >= 0.13
+Requires:       python-pyOpenSSL >= 19.0.0
 Requires:       python-pyasn1
 Requires:       python-requests >= 2.3.0
 Requires:       python-urllib3