diff --git a/.ceph.metadata b/.ceph.metadata
index 3da0aef..9efaa77 100644
--- a/.ceph.metadata
+++ b/.ceph.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-12ccc4c0c81fd6ac59da2464a91a5e4a6ba81f33  SOURCES/ceph-17.2.5.tar.gz
+a7852636c204291b35a28b578b0566ec263133be  SOURCES/ceph-17.2.6.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/ceph.spec b/SPECS/ceph.spec
index d51ca98..ac5c811 100644
--- a/SPECS/ceph.spec
+++ b/SPECS/ceph.spec
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 # main package definition
 #################################################################################
 Name:		ceph
-Version:	17.2.5
+Version:	17.2.6
 Release:	1%{?dist}
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel}
 Epoch:		1
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-pecan
 Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-pyOpenSSL
 Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-requests
 Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-dateutil
+Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-setuptools
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} >= 8
 Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-cherrypy
 Requires:	python%{python3_pkgversion}-pyyaml
@@ -2633,8 +2634,8 @@ exit 0
 %config %{_sysconfdir}/prometheus/ceph/ceph_default_alerts.yml
 
 %changelog
-* Tue Oct 18 2022 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle[at]redhat.com> - 2:17.2.5-1
-- 17.2.5 GA
+* Fri Apr 7 2023 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle[at]redhat.com> - 2:17.2.6-1
+- 17.2.6 GA
 
 * Fri Sep 30 2022 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle[at]redhat.com> - 2:17.2.4-1
 - 17.2.4 GA