diff --git a/python-pysocks.spec b/python-pysocks.spec
index 26c1f10..8b0983e 100644
--- a/python-pysocks.spec
+++ b/python-pysocks.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 Name:               python-%{modname}
 Version:            1.7.1
-Release:            8%{?dist}
+Release:            9%{?dist}
 Summary:            %{sum}
 
 License:            BSD
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ rm -rfv test/bin
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Apr 16 2021 Mohan Boddu <mboddu@redhat.com> - 1.7.1-9
+- Rebuilt for RHEL 9 BETA on Apr 15th 2021. Related: rhbz#1947937
+
 * Wed Jan 27 2021 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.7.1-8
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_34_Mass_Rebuild