diff --git a/cpio.spec b/cpio.spec
index 415148e..6ffdddc 100644
--- a/cpio.spec
+++ b/cpio.spec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ License:        GPLv3
 Group:          Productivity/Archiving/Compression
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        2.11
-Release:        7
+Release:        8
 Summary:        A Backup and Archiving Utility
 Source:         cpio-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Patch2:         cpio-use_new_ascii_format.patch