diff --git a/ghc-split.changes b/ghc-split.changes
index edc1cd5..573f70d 100644
--- a/ghc-split.changes
+++ b/ghc-split.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 15 10:15:10 UTC 2016 - mimi.vx@gmail.com
+
+- update to 0.2.3
+* New function 'divvy' (with associated tests) from Tim Washington.
+* allow base 4.9
+- drop patch split-base.patch
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 12 18:50:26 UTC 2015 - mimi.vx@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/ghc-split.spec b/ghc-split.spec
index 5125b78..adb90d5 100644
--- a/ghc-split.spec
+++ b/ghc-split.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package ghc-split
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 %bcond_with tests
 
 Name:           ghc-split
-Version:        0.2.2
+Version:        0.2.3
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Combinator library for splitting lists
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ Group:          System/Libraries
 
 Url:            https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{pkg_name}
 Source0:        https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{pkg_name}-%{version}/%{pkg_name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM split-base.patch fix cabal file dependency on base -- mimi.vx@gmail.com
-Patch0:         split-base.patch
 
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
@@ -75,7 +73,6 @@ This package provides the Haskell %{pkg_name} library development files.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{pkg_name}-%{version}
-%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 %ghc_lib_build
diff --git a/split-0.2.2.tar.gz b/split-0.2.2.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index fff9fa6..0000000
--- a/split-0.2.2.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:f9cf9e571357f227aed5be9a78f5bbf78ef55c99df2edf7fdc659acc1f904375
-size 14666
diff --git a/split-0.2.3.tar.gz b/split-0.2.3.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14b99a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/split-0.2.3.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:a6d100e433fa27eda72127475ba9c55481ca4105cfbb6ff55b67023d00ccead9
+size 15545
diff --git a/split-base.patch b/split-base.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4394a30..0000000
--- a/split-base.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/split.cabal b/split.cabal
-index 695306c..11c86df 100644
---- a/split.cabal
-+++ b/split.cabal
-@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Source-repository head
- 
- Library
-   ghc-options:       -Wall
--  build-depends:     base <4.8
-+  build-depends:     base <4.9
-   exposed-modules:   Data.List.Split, Data.List.Split.Internals
-   default-language:  Haskell2010
-   Hs-source-dirs:    src