diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-distro/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-distro/package.py
index 8ac75477c3..a041a04155 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-distro/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/py-distro/package.py
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ class PyDistro(PythonPackage):
     homepage = "https://github.com/nir0s/distro"
     pypi = "distro/distro-1.5.0.tar.gz"
 
+    version("1.8.0", sha256="02e111d1dc6a50abb8eed6bf31c3e48ed8b0830d1ea2a1b78c61765c2513fdd8")
     version("1.7.0", sha256="151aeccf60c216402932b52e40ee477a939f8d58898927378a02abbe852c1c39")
     version("1.6.0", sha256="83f5e5a09f9c5f68f60173de572930effbcc0287bb84fdc4426cb4168c088424")
     version("1.5.0", sha256="0e58756ae38fbd8fc3020d54badb8eae17c5b9dcbed388b17bb55b8a5928df92")
 
-    depends_on("python@3.6:", when="@1.7:", type=("build", "run"))
     depends_on("py-setuptools", type="build")