diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index cb0cffb..b035e6a 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 GeoIP-Python-1.2.1.tar.gz
+GeoIP-Python-1.2.1-ccodes.patch
diff --git a/python-GeoIP.spec b/python-GeoIP.spec
index ef7707b..031d401 100644
--- a/python-GeoIP.spec
+++ b/python-GeoIP.spec
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 Name:           python-GeoIP
 Version:        1.2.1
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Release:        7%{?dist}
 Summary:        Python bindings for the GeoIP geographical lookup libraries
 
 Group:          Development/Languages
 License:        GPL
 URL:            http://www.maxmind.com/download/geoip/api/python/
 Source0:        http://www.maxmind.com/download/geoip/api/python/GeoIP-Python-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:		GeoIP-Python-1.2.1-ccodes.patch
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires:  python-devel GeoIP-devel
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ location lookups to country, city and organization level within Python code.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n GeoIP-Python-%{version}
-
+%patch0 -p1 -b .ccodes
 
 %build
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" %{__python} setup.py build
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Sep 5 2007 Michael Fleming <mfleming+rpm@enlartenment.com> 1.2.1-7
+- Add patch to expose country codes courtesy of Ignacio Vazquez-Adams
+  (bz #243696)
+
 * Sat Dec 9 2006 Michael Fleming <mfleming+rpm@enlartenment.com> 1.2.1-6
 - Rebuild for python 2.5
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 07ebe8c..a0957c2 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 5683420ea34490029ee0285ff048fda0  GeoIP-Python-1.2.1.tar.gz
+07b7d26c645581af0b797dc145e79dca  GeoIP-Python-1.2.1-ccodes.patch