diff --git a/python-versiontools.changes b/python-versiontools.changes
index 8881e93..8c14139 100644
--- a/python-versiontools.changes
+++ b/python-versiontools.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Oct 24 11:16:42 UTC 2013 - speilicke@suse.com
+
+- Require python-setuptools instead of distribute (upstreams merged)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Jan 14 16:24:42 UTC 2013 - p.drouand@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/python-versiontools.spec b/python-versiontools.spec
index 29adca0..3ccac8d 100644
--- a/python-versiontools.spec
+++ b/python-versiontools.spec
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Source:         http://pypi.python.org/packages/source/v/versiontools/versiontools-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
-BuildRequires:  python-distribute
-Requires:       python-distribute
+BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
+Requires:       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