diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c040f7e..7e628b6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@
 /setuptools-17.1.tar.gz
 /setuptools-17.1.1.tar.gz
 /setuptools-18.0.1.tar.gz
+/setuptools-18.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-setuptools.spec b/python-setuptools.spec
index f2e1531..354fe1f 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools.spec
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:           python-setuptools
-Version:        18.0.1
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        18.1
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Easily build and distribute Python packages
 
 Group:          Applications/System
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ popd
 %endif # with_python3
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 05 2015 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> 18.1-1
+- Update to 18.1. Fixes bug #1249436
+
 * Mon Jun 29 2015 Pierre-Yves Chibon <pingou@pingoured.fr> - 18.0.1-2
 - Explicitely provide python2-setuptools
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 820e8ef..8766ed0 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-cecd172c9ff7fd5f2e16b2fcc88bba51  setuptools-18.0.1.tar.gz
+f72e87f34fbf07f299f6cb46256a0b06  setuptools-18.1.tar.gz