diff --git a/hdparm-9.6.tar.bz2 b/hdparm-9.6.tar.bz2
deleted file mode 100644
index fcc8191..0000000
--- a/hdparm-9.6.tar.bz2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:a3a516879861a15c9ffa54510097b45e8a01a8b55dbcae207da8e5b5a319afa9
-size 83405
diff --git a/hdparm-9.6-nostrip.patch b/hdparm-9.8-nostrip.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from hdparm-9.6-nostrip.patch
rename to hdparm-9.8-nostrip.patch
diff --git a/hdparm-9.8.tar.bz2 b/hdparm-9.8.tar.bz2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9518b4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hdparm-9.8.tar.bz2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:70241f6a86fbb3e5d5e94f6cec73afa2717612096c1f496a48960dc4bd8f909f
+size 83707
diff --git a/hdparm.changes b/hdparm.changes
index 91959d8..d779f0f 100644
--- a/hdparm.changes
+++ b/hdparm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Jan 15 11:03:32 CET 2009 - mseben@suse.cz
+
+- update to version 9.8
+ * fix -N  to correctly use top 4 LBA bits on non-LBA48 drives
+- version 9.7
+ * FIX RATHER NASTY LBA48/LBA28 CONFUSION BUGS
+ * use ATA_12 by default (helps USB), ATA_16 only when needed for LBA48
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan  6 15:16:48 CET 2009 - mseben@suse.cz
 
diff --git a/hdparm.spec b/hdparm.spec
index 6075e38..792c9b6 100644
--- a/hdparm.spec
+++ b/hdparm.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# spec file for package hdparm (Version 9.6)
+# spec file for package hdparm (Version 9.8)
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2009 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Group:          Hardware/Other
 PreReq:         %insserv_prereq %fillup_prereq coreutils
 Provides:       base:/sbin/hdparm
 AutoReqProv:    on
-Version:        9.6
+Version:        9.8
 Release:        1
 Summary:        A Program to Get and Set Hard Disk Parameters
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ fi
 /var/adm/fillup-templates/sysconfig.ide
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 15 2009 mseben@suse.cz
+- update to version 9.8
+  * fix -N  to correctly use top 4 LBA bits on non-LBA48 drives
+- version 9.7
+  * FIX RATHER NASTY LBA48/LBA28 CONFUSION BUGS
+  * use ATA_12 by default (helps USB), ATA_16 only when needed for LBA48
 * Tue Jan 06 2009 mseben@suse.cz
 - update to version 9.6
   * fix -N for 1.5TB drives (from Justin Maggard)