diff --git a/python-reedsolo.changes b/python-reedsolo.changes
index b814d79..a90bc77 100644
--- a/python-reedsolo.changes
+++ b/python-reedsolo.changes
@@ -1,7 +1,21 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Dec  8 13:41:55 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- update to 1.7.0:
+  * Drop cythonization by default, to avoid installation issues
+    for users with Cython installed but no C++ compiler.
+    Cythonization needs to be requested explictly now, using `pip
+    install --upgrade reedsolo --install-option="--cythonize"
+    --verbose`.
+  * Clarify license to ensure Public Domain-like rights are
+    granted to users, via the Unlicense or MIT-0 License at the
+    user's preference (big thanks to @musicinmybrain Ben
+    Beasley).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec 13 16:54:13 UTC 2022 - Yogalakshmi Arunachalam <yarunachalam@suse.com>
 
-- Update to version 1.6.0 
+- Update to version 1.6.0
   Annual Christmas maintenance!
   * Changelog:
   Fix major issue preventing pip install when both Cython and a C compiler was installed (thanks to @m-rossi for the fix!)
diff --git a/python-reedsolo.spec b/python-reedsolo.spec
index fa6241e..0d722e9 100644
--- a/python-reedsolo.spec
+++ b/python-reedsolo.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-reedsolo
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2023 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-reedsolo
-Version:        1.6.0
+Version:        1.7.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Pure-Python Reed Solomon encoder/decoder
 License:        MIT
diff --git a/reedsolo-1.6.0.tar.gz b/reedsolo-1.6.0.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 09bec2b..0000000
--- a/reedsolo-1.6.0.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:4e290d3b0a7207ac7aac186790766c752b5fcdf5e0b04dfd260349579052bbac
-size 278604
diff --git a/reedsolo-1.7.0.tar.gz b/reedsolo-1.7.0.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c8c367
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reedsolo-1.7.0.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:c1359f02742751afe0f1c0de9f0772cc113835aa2855d2db420ea24393c87732
+size 59723