diff --git a/doc/release-notes.rst b/doc/release-notes.rst
index 35121843..75f8f33c 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.rst
+++ b/doc/release-notes.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ History of Changes
 .. Upcoming Version
 .. ----------------
 
+* Bugfix to ensure compatibility with python 3.12.
+
 Version 0.5.13 (25.04.2024)
 ---------------------------
 
diff --git a/powerplantmatching/data.py b/powerplantmatching/data.py
index ec0b3102..0b0da8e2 100644
--- a/powerplantmatching/data.py
+++ b/powerplantmatching/data.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import os
 import re
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
-from distutils.log import debug
 from zipfile import ZipFile
 
 import entsoe