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index 1e13fe2..0000000
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diff --git a/pymemcache-1.2.9.tar.gz b/pymemcache-1.2.9.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2abd31
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diff --git a/python-pymemcache.changes b/python-pymemcache.changes
index 1ae670c..f06b167 100644
--- a/python-pymemcache.changes
+++ b/python-pymemcache.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Nov 21 12:31:19 UTC 2017 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- update to 1.2.9:
+  * Introduced PooledClient a thread-safe pool of clients
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sun Mar 13 21:44:20 UTC 2016 - dmueller@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-pymemcache.spec b/python-pymemcache.spec
index fa29ce0..68b7276 100644
--- a/python-pymemcache.spec
+++ b/python-pymemcache.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-pymemcache
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 # Copyright (c) 2014 Thomas Bechtold <thomasbechtold@jpberlin.de>
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -18,15 +18,16 @@
 
 
 Name:           python-pymemcache
-Version:        1.2.8
+Version:        1.2.9
 Release:        0
 Summary:        A comprehensive, fast, pure Python memcached client
 License:        Apache-2.0
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Url:            https://github.com/Pinterest/pymemcache
-Source:         https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pymemcache/pymemcache-%{version}.tar.gz
+Source:         https://pypi.io/packages/source/p/pymemcache/pymemcache-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-nose >= 1.0
+BuildRequires:  python-pytest
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python-six
 Requires:       python-six