diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f2e5b9e..a5b2ab9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ m17n-lib-1.6.1.tar.gz
 /m17n-lib-1.6.2.tar.gz
 /m17n-lib-1.6.3.tar.gz
 /m17n-lib-1.6.4.tar.gz
+/m17n-lib-1.7.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/m17n-lib.spec b/m17n-lib.spec
index 900efc9..7983d9d 100644
--- a/m17n-lib.spec
+++ b/m17n-lib.spec
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
 # note this duplicates native anthy IMEs
 %bcond_without anthy
 
-Name:    m17n-lib
-Version:  1.6.4
-Release:  13%{?dist}
-Summary:  Multilingual text library
+Name:           m17n-lib
+Version:        1.7.0
+Release:        1%{?dist}
+Summary:        Multilingual text library
 
-License:  LGPLv2+
-URL:    http://www.nongnu.org/m17n/
-Source0:  http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/m17n/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-Patch0:  %{name}-1.6.1-multilib.patch
-Patch1:	 %{name}-1.6.4-aarch64.patch
+License:        LGPLv2+
+URL:            http://www.nongnu.org/m17n/
+Source0:        http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/m17n/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+Patch0:         %{name}-1.6.1-multilib.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  m17n-db-devel libthai-devel
+BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel libXft-devel
+BuildRequires:  fontconfig-devel freetype-devel
+BuildRequires:  fribidi-devel gd-devel
+BuildRequires:  libXaw-devel libotf-devel
+BuildRequires:  autoconf gettext-devel
+BuildRequires:  automake libtool
+
 %if %{with anthy}
 BuildRequires:  anthy-devel
 %endif
-BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel, libXft-devel, fontconfig-devel
-BuildRequires:  freetype-devel , fribidi-devel, gd-devel, libXaw-devel
-BuildRequires:  libotf-devel, bzip2-devel
-Requires:  m17n-db
 
+Requires:       m17n-db
 
 %description
 m17n-lib is a multilingual text library used primarily to allow
@@ -30,7 +33,6 @@ The package provides the core and input method backend libraries.
 
 %package  anthy
 Summary:  Anthy module for m17n
-Group:    System Environment/Libraries
 Requires: %{name}%{?_isa} = %{version}-%{release}
 
 %description anthy
@@ -58,9 +60,9 @@ Tools to test M17n GUI widget library.
 %prep
 %setup -q 
 %patch0 -p1
-%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
+autoreconf -ivf
 %configure --disable-rpath --disable-static
 sed -i 's|^hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=.*|hardcode_libdir_flag_spec=""|g' libtool
 sed -i 's|^runpath_var=LD_RUN_PATH|runpath_var=DIE_RPATH_DIE|g' libtool
@@ -111,6 +113,10 @@ find $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -name '*.la' -exec rm -f {} ';'
 %{_libdir}/libm17n-gui.so.*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 22 2014 Parag Nemade <pnemade AT redhat DOT com> - 1.7.0-1
+- update to 1.7.0
+- Drop aarch64 patch and use autoreconf
+
 * Sun Aug 17 2014 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1.6.4-13
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_22_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 00073fb..5c77018 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-569fbde23eba7724c03375979fd982ce  m17n-lib-1.6.4.tar.gz
+9769e12770483c203c6b304ce406495e  m17n-lib-1.7.0.tar.gz