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index a0e9989..0000000
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new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/python-importlib-metadata.changes b/python-importlib-metadata.changes
index efe06e5..e0788f6 100644
--- a/python-importlib-metadata.changes
+++ b/python-importlib-metadata.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sat Jul 15 15:01:35 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- update to 6.8.0:
+  * Require Python 3.8 or later.
+  * #453: When inferring top-level names that are importable for
+    distributions in ``package_distributions``, now symlinks to
+    other directories are honored.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu May  4 21:32:41 UTC 2023 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-importlib-metadata.spec b/python-importlib-metadata.spec
index 723223a..4d250a4 100644
--- a/python-importlib-metadata.spec
+++ b/python-importlib-metadata.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 %define skip_python2 1
 %{?sle15_python_module_pythons}
 Name:           python-importlib-metadata%{psuffix}
-Version:        6.6.0
+Version:        6.8.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Read metadata from Python packages
 License:        Apache-2.0