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-size 10164910
diff --git a/SVT-AV1-v1.8.0.tar.gz b/SVT-AV1-v1.8.0.tar.gz
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diff --git a/SVT-AV1.changes b/SVT-AV1.changes
index e703d72..012e1ba 100644
--- a/SVT-AV1.changes
+++ b/SVT-AV1.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Dec 12 09:46:46 UTC 2023 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
+
+- Update to release 1.8.0
+  * Improve the tradeoffs for the random access mode across presets:
+  * Speedup CRF presets M6 to M0 by 17-53% while maintaining
+    similar quality levels
+  * Re-adjust CRF presets M7 to M13 for better quality with BD-rate
+    gains ranging from 1-4%
+  * Improve the quality and speed of the 1-pass VBR mode
+  * Add API allowing to update bitrate / CRF and Key_frame
+    placement during the encoding session for CBR lowdelay mode and
+    CRF Random Access mode
+  * ARM Neon SIMD optimizations for most critical kernels allowing
+    for a 4.5-8x fps speedup vs the c implementation
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov  3 09:31:24 UTC 2023 - Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@inai.de>
 
diff --git a/SVT-AV1.spec b/SVT-AV1.spec
index 722c04f..44a15ff 100644
--- a/SVT-AV1.spec
+++ b/SVT-AV1.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           SVT-AV1
-Version:        1.7.0
+Version:        1.8.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        An AV1 decoder/encoder for video streams
 License:        BSD-3-Clause-Clear