diff --git a/python-python-gflags.changes b/python-python-gflags.changes
index 06f7a59..f4378b2 100644
--- a/python-python-gflags.changes
+++ b/python-python-gflags.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 24 11:12:43 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Require python-setuptools instead of distribute (upstreams merged)
+
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 Fri Aug  9 15:35:26 UTC 2013 - rschweikert@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-python-gflags.spec b/python-python-gflags.spec
index 522a134..2925f6f 100644
--- a/python-python-gflags.spec
+++ b/python-python-gflags.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Source:         http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/python-gflags/python-gflags-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
-BuildRequires:  python-distribute
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 Provides:       python-gflags = %{version}
 # Change to < after 1.6 release
 Obsoletes:      python-gflags <= %{version}