diff --git a/libxkbcommon-1.7.0.tar.xz b/libxkbcommon-1.7.0.tar.xz
deleted file mode 100644
index c86e926..0000000
--- a/libxkbcommon-1.7.0.tar.xz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:65782f0a10a4b455af9c6baab7040e2f537520caa2ec2092805cdfd36863b247
-size 534312
diff --git a/libxkbcommon.changes b/libxkbcommon.changes
index ea1f564..a254c92 100644
--- a/libxkbcommon.changes
+++ b/libxkbcommon.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,17 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb  4 22:05:54 UTC 2025 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Update to release 1.8
+  * `NoSymbol` is now systematically dropped in multi-keysyms
+    levels.
+  * Added the upper case mapping ß → ẞ (`ssharp` → `U1E9E`). This
+    enable to type ẞ using CapsLock thanks to the internal
+    capitalization rules.
+  * Updated keysyms case mappings to cover full Unicode 16.0.
+  * Implemented the `GroupLatch` action, usually activated with
+    the keysym `ISO_Group_Latch`.
+  * Symbols: Added support for multiple actions per levels.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Mar 23 22:14:16 UTC 2024 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/libxkbcommon.spec b/libxkbcommon.spec
index b4b3678..24d8976 100644
--- a/libxkbcommon.spec
+++ b/libxkbcommon.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libxkbcommon
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -23,15 +23,14 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:           libxkbcommon
-Version:        1.7.0
+Version:        1.8.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Library for handling xkb descriptions
 License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
-URL:            http://xkbcommon.org/
-
+URL:            https://xkbcommon.org/
 #Git-Clone:	https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon
-Source:         https://xkbcommon.org/download/libxkbcommon-%version.tar.xz
+Source:         https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon/archive/refs/tags/xkbcommon-%version.tar.gz
 Source2:        baselibs.conf
 BuildRequires:  bison
 BuildRequires:  flex
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ This is aimed at tools that provide a listing of available keyboard
 layouts to the user.
 
 %prep
-%autosetup -p1
+%autosetup -p1 -n libxkbcommon-xkbcommon-%version
 
 %build
 %if %{with x11}
@@ -165,12 +164,9 @@ ef=-Denable-x11=false
 %meson_install
 chmod -x %buildroot/%_datadir/bash-completion/completions/xkbcli*
 
-%post   -n libxkbcommon0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
-%postun -n libxkbcommon0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
-%post   -n libxkbcommon-x11-0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
-%postun -n libxkbcommon-x11-0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
-%post   -n libxkbregistry0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
-%postun -n libxkbregistry0 -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%ldconfig_scriptlets -n libxkbcommon0
+%ldconfig_scriptlets -n libxkbcommon-x11-0
+%ldconfig_scriptlets -n libxkbregistry0
 
 %files -n libxkbcommon0
 %license LICENSE
diff --git a/xkbcommon-1.8.0.tar.gz b/xkbcommon-1.8.0.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bea3e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xkbcommon-1.8.0.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:025c53032776ed850fbfb92683a703048cd70256df4ac1a1ec41ed3455d5d39c
+size 995648