diff --git a/python-setuptools-git.changes b/python-setuptools-git.changes
index a975c5a..ae550d4 100644
--- a/python-setuptools-git.changes
+++ b/python-setuptools-git.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 24 11:14:18 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Require python-setuptools instead of distribute (upstreams merged)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Apr 12 11:13:01 UTC 2013 - toddrme2178@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-setuptools-git.spec b/python-setuptools-git.spec
index b2ad32c..44f65a5 100644
--- a/python-setuptools-git.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools-git.spec
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Requires:       python
 BuildArch:      noarch
 %else
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
-BuildRequires:  python-distribute
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 %if 0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} <= 1110
 %{!?python_sitelib: %global python_sitelib %(python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
 %else