diff --git a/.tito/packages/rpmconf b/.tito/packages/rpmconf
index 4f1c23d..43c1772 100644
--- a/.tito/packages/rpmconf
+++ b/.tito/packages/rpmconf
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.1.8-1 ./
+1.1.9-1 ./
diff --git a/rpmconf.spec b/rpmconf.spec
index 6921650..e537b7f 100644
--- a/rpmconf.spec
+++ b/rpmconf.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Name:           rpmconf
 Summary:        Tool to handle rpmnew and rpmsave files
 License:        GPL-3.0-only
-Version:        1.1.8
+Version:        1.1.9
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 URL:            https://github.com/xsuchy/rpmconf
 # source is created by:
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ pylint-3 rpmconf bin/rpmconf || :
 %dir %{_datadir}/rpmconf
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May 04 2023 Miroslav Suchý <msuchy@redhat.com> 1.1.9-1
+- Add BuildRequire on setuptools to fix distutils error on Python 3.12
+- when package config does not exists use /dev/null instead
+
 * Wed Nov 30 2022 Miroslav Suchý <msuchy@redhat.com> 1.1.8-1
 - use spdx license
 - 2135035 - change wording to avoid  confusion
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c4a2f92..e68e4a3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 setup(name = "rpmconf",
       packages = ["rpmconf"],
-      version = "1.1.8",
+      version = "1.1.9",
       description = "Handle rpmnew and rpmsave files",
       author = "Igor Gnatenko",
       author_email = "i.gnatenko.brain@gmail.com",