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diff --git a/python-param.changes b/python-param.changes
index e120b39..f1714d8 100644
--- a/python-param.changes
+++ b/python-param.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jul 16 16:11:19 UTC 2018 - arun@gmx.de
+
+- specfile:
+  * remove devel requirement
+
+- update to version 1.7.0:
+  * A new param namespace object, which in future will allow
+    subclasses of Parameterized to have much cleaner namespaces
+    (#230).
+  * Started testing on python 3.7-dev (#223).
+  * param.version now provides functions to simplify dependants'
+    setup.py/setup.cfg files (see pyviz/autover#49).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri May 11 23:11:13 UTC 2018 - arun@gmx.de
 
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 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 Name:           python-param
-Version:        1.6.1
+Version:        1.7.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Declarative Python programming using Parameters
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 URL:            http://ioam.github.com/param/
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/p/param/param-%{version}.tar.gz
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros