diff --git a/ghc-unliftio.changes b/ghc-unliftio.changes
index 506b7eb..6040a49 100644
--- a/ghc-unliftio.changes
+++ b/ghc-unliftio.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Dec 12 03:02:02 UTC 2018 - psimons@suse.com
+
+- Update unliftio to version 0.2.9.0.
+  ## 0.2.9.0
+
+  * Add the new `Conc` datatype as a more efficient alternative to `Concurrently`
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Oct  4 15:40:13 UTC 2018 - psimons@suse.com
 
diff --git a/ghc-unliftio.spec b/ghc-unliftio.spec
index d79462e..58f3c71 100644
--- a/ghc-unliftio.spec
+++ b/ghc-unliftio.spec
@@ -19,14 +19,13 @@
 %global pkg_name unliftio
 %bcond_with tests
 Name:           ghc-%{pkg_name}
-Version:        0.2.8.1
+Version:        0.2.9.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        The MonadUnliftIO typeclass for unlifting monads to IO (batteries included)
 License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Haskell
 URL:            https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{pkg_name}
 Source0:        https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{pkg_name}-%{version}/%{pkg_name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-Source1:        https://hackage.haskell.org/package/%{pkg_name}-%{version}/revision/1.cabal#/%{pkg_name}.cabal
 BuildRequires:  ghc-Cabal-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-async-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-deepseq-devel
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ BuildRequires:  ghc-transformers-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-unix-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-unliftio-core-devel
 %if %{with tests}
+BuildRequires:  ghc-QuickCheck-devel
 BuildRequires:  ghc-hspec-devel
 %endif
 
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ This package provides the Haskell %{pkg_name} library development files.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{pkg_name}-%{version}
-cp -p %{SOURCE1} %{pkg_name}.cabal
 
 %build
 %ghc_lib_build
diff --git a/unliftio-0.2.8.1.tar.gz b/unliftio-0.2.8.1.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 34ad638..0000000
--- a/unliftio-0.2.8.1.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:bf796b2cb10be12fd736723faebd093e5298d5ec11a3b77b99ec762beacf68a3
-size 29878
diff --git a/unliftio-0.2.9.0.tar.gz b/unliftio-0.2.9.0.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2b0ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unliftio-0.2.9.0.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:ff6596a932d1b52b409739fd7bbc07234b484cc72f459f2515b27c2b55cd39b8
+size 38909
diff --git a/unliftio.cabal b/unliftio.cabal
deleted file mode 100644
index fdd9556..0000000
--- a/unliftio.cabal
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-cabal-version: 1.12
-
--- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.30.0.
---
--- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
---
--- hash: b929fccb27c59fc9bc0f46c3f81f101436a852090cd8bc99591e2a71d53e65f1
-
-name:           unliftio
-version:        0.2.8.1
-x-revision: 1
-synopsis:       The MonadUnliftIO typeclass for unlifting monads to IO (batteries included)
-description:    Please see the documentation and README at <https://www.stackage.org/package/unliftio>
-category:       Control
-homepage:       https://github.com/fpco/unliftio/tree/master/unliftio#readme
-author:         Michael Snoyman, Francesco Mazzoli
-maintainer:     michael@snoyman.com
-copyright:      2017 FP Complete
-license:        MIT
-license-file:   LICENSE
-build-type:     Simple
-extra-source-files:
-    README.md
-    ChangeLog.md
-
-library
-  hs-source-dirs:
-      src
-  build-depends:
-      async >2.1.1
-    , base >=4.8 && <5
-    , deepseq >= 1.1.0.0
-    , directory
-    , filepath
-    , process >=1.2.0.0
-    , stm >=2.4.3 && <2.6
-    , time
-    , transformers
-    , unliftio-core >=0.1.1.0
-  if !os(Windows)
-    build-depends:
-        unix
-  if os(darwin)
-    c-sources:
-        cbits/time-osx.c
-  else
-    if os(windows)
-      c-sources:
-          cbits/time-windows.c
-    else
-      c-sources:
-          cbits/time-posix.c
-  exposed-modules:
-      UnliftIO
-      UnliftIO.Async
-      UnliftIO.Chan
-      UnliftIO.Concurrent
-      UnliftIO.Directory
-      UnliftIO.Environment
-      UnliftIO.Exception
-      UnliftIO.Foreign
-      UnliftIO.IO
-      UnliftIO.IORef
-      UnliftIO.Memoize
-      UnliftIO.MVar
-      UnliftIO.Process
-      UnliftIO.STM
-      UnliftIO.Temporary
-      UnliftIO.Timeout
-  other-modules:
-      Paths_unliftio
-  default-language: Haskell2010
-
-test-suite unliftio-spec
-  type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
-  main-is: Spec.hs
-  hs-source-dirs:
-      test
-  build-depends:
-      async >2.1.1
-    , base >=4.7 && <5
-    , deepseq >= 1.1.0.0
-    , directory
-    , filepath
-    , hspec
-    , process >=1.2.0.0
-    , stm >=2.4.3 && <2.6
-    , time
-    , transformers
-    , unliftio
-    , unliftio-core >=0.1.1.0
-  if !os(Windows)
-    build-depends:
-        unix
-  other-modules:
-      UnliftIO.ExceptionSpec
-      UnliftIO.IOSpec
-      UnliftIO.MemoizeSpec
-      Paths_unliftio
-  default-language: Haskell2010