diff --git a/.rpmlint b/.rpmlint
deleted file mode 100644
index 680773d..0000000
--- a/.rpmlint
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-addFilter("spelling-error Summary\(en_US\) libstatgrab -> Stalingrad")
-addFilter("spelling-error %description -l en_US libstatgrab -> Stalingrad")
-
diff --git a/0001-setup.py-refactor-deprecated-distutils.patch b/0001-setup.py-refactor-deprecated-distutils.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc27245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-setup.py-refactor-deprecated-distutils.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+From a47fee3f31979308517161eba12c3c24f57e465e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Tim Orling <tim.orling@konsulko.com>
+Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 01:40:43 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] setup.py: refactor deprecated distutils
+
+The distutils module has been deprecated since 3.10 and
+will be removed in 3.12
+https://peps.python.org/pep-0632/
+
+distutils.core -> setuptools
+https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/userguide/ext_modules.html
+
+Signed-off-by: Tim Orling <tim.orling@konsulko.com>
+---
+ setup.py | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
+index 40921f0..af5add8 100755
+--- a/setup.py
++++ b/setup.py
+@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
+ #
+ """Python bindings for libstatgrab."""
+ 
+-from distutils.core import setup, Extension
++from setuptools import setup, Extension
+ from subprocess import check_call, check_output, CalledProcessError
+ 
+ import sys
+-- 
+2.39.2
+
diff --git a/pystatgrab.spec b/pystatgrab.spec
index a077147..1b80cf3 100644
--- a/pystatgrab.spec
+++ b/pystatgrab.spec
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 
 Name:           pystatgrab
 Version:        0.7.1
-Release:        8%{?dist}
+Release:        9%{?dist}
 Summary:        Python bindings for libstatgrab
 
-License:        LGPLv2+
+License:        LGPL-2.0-or-later
 URL:            http://www.i-scream.org/pystatgrab/
 Source0:        https://ftp.i-scream.org/pub/i-scream/pystatgrab/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         0001-setup.py-refactor-deprecated-distutils.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  gcc
-BuildRequires:  libstatgrab-devel > 0.90
+BuildRequires:  libstatgrab-devel > 0.91
 
 %description
 Pystatgrab contains Python bindings for libstatgrab.
@@ -20,13 +21,14 @@ Summary:        %{summary}
 
 BuildRequires:  python3-Cython
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
+BuildRequires:  python3-setuptools
 %{?python_provide:%python_provide python3-%{name}}
 
 %description -n python3-%{name}
 Pystatgrab contains Python bindings for libstatgrab.
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version}
+%autosetup -n %{srcname}-%{version} -p1
 
 %build
 rm -rf statgrab.c
@@ -44,6 +46,14 @@ PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}/%{python3_sitearch} %{__python3} test.py
 %{python3_sitearch}/*
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Feb 25 2023 Tim Orling <ticotimo@gmail.com> - 0.7.1-9
+  - Add patch for deprecated distuls (rhbz 2154875)
+  - https://github.com/libstatgrab/pystatgrab/pull/7
+  - minimum libstatgrab is 0.91
+  - BR python3-setuptools
+  - drop .rpmlint (unused filters)
+  - migrated to SPDX license
+
 * Fri Jan 20 2023 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.7.1-8
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_38_Mass_Rebuild