diff --git a/libselinux-2.6.tar.gz b/libselinux-2.6.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 7602e2b..0000000
--- a/libselinux-2.6.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:4ea2dde50665c202253ba5caac7738370ea0337c47b251ba981c60d24e1a118a
-size 203119
diff --git a/libselinux-2.8.tar.gz b/libselinux-2.8.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bfdf6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libselinux-2.8.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:31db96ec7643ce10912b3c3f98506a08a9116dcfe151855fd349c3fda96187e1
+size 187759
diff --git a/libselinux-bindings.changes b/libselinux-bindings.changes
index e23b0dc..ee269dd 100644
--- a/libselinux-bindings.changes
+++ b/libselinux-bindings.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 17 11:48:30 UTC 2018 - jsegitz@suse.com
+
+- Update to version 2.8 (bsc#1111732). 
+  For changes please see
+  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/SELinuxProject/selinux/files/releases/20180524/RELEASE-20180524.txt
+- ran spec-cleaner on spec files
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon May 14 22:50:42 UTC 2018 - mcepl@cepl.eu
+
+- Update to version 2.7.
+    * %files needed to be heavily modified
+    * Based expressly on python3, not just python 
+  For changes please see
+  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/SELinuxProject/selinux/files/releases/20170804/RELEASE-20170804.txt
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar 16 15:25:10 UTC 2018 - jsegitz@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libselinux-bindings.spec b/libselinux-bindings.spec
index 29a2990..6fe5bbe 100644
--- a/libselinux-bindings.spec
+++ b/libselinux-bindings.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libselinux-bindings
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 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
@@ -17,25 +17,21 @@
 
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
-
-%define libsepol_ver 2.6
-
+%define libsepol_ver 2.8
 Name:           libselinux-bindings
-Version:        2.6
+Version:        2.8
 Release:        0
 Summary:        SELinux runtime library and simple utilities
-License:        GPL-2.0 and SUSE-Public-Domain
+License:        GPL-2.0-only AND SUSE-Public-Domain
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
-Url:            https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/wiki/Releases
-
+URL:            https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/wiki/Releases
 # embedded is the MD5
-Source:         https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/SELinuxProject/selinux/files/releases/20161014/libselinux-%{version}.tar.gz
+Source:         libselinux-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        selinux-ready
 Source2:        baselibs.conf
+Patch3:         python3.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM Include <sys/uio.h> for readv prototype
 Patch4:         readv-proto.patch
-Patch5:         python3.patch
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  libsepol-devel-static >= %{libsepol_ver}
 BuildRequires:  pcre-devel
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
@@ -48,16 +44,16 @@ libselinux provides an interface to get and set process and file
 security contexts and to obtain security policy decisions.
 
 %package -n python3-selinux
+%define oldpython python
 Summary:        Python bindings for the SELinux runtime library
 License:        SUSE-Public-Domain
 Group:          Development/Libraries/Python
-%define oldpython python
+Requires:       libselinux1 = %{version}
+Requires:       python3
 %ifpython2
 Obsoletes:      %{oldpython}-selinux < %{version}
 Provides:       %{oldpython}-selinux = %{version}
 %endif
-Requires:       libselinux1 = %{version}
-Requires:       python3
 
 %description -n python3-selinux
 libselinux provides an interface to get and set process and file
@@ -82,28 +78,32 @@ language.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n libselinux-%{version}
+%patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
-%patch5 -p1
 
 %build
-make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" -C src
-make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" -C src swigify
-make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" PYTHON=/usr/bin/python3 -C src pywrap
-make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" -C src rubywrap
+make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" CFLAGS="%{optflags}" -C src V=1
+make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" CFLAGS="%{optflags}" -C src swigify V=1
+make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" CFLAGS="%{optflags}" -C src pywrap V=1
+make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" CFLAGS="%{optflags}" -C src rubywrap V=1
 
 %install
-make DESTDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" LIBDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}" SHLIBDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_lib}" -C src install
-make DESTDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" LIBDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}" SHLIBDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_lib}" -C src install-pywrap
-make DESTDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" LIBDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}" SHLIBDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_lib}" -C src install-rubywrap
-rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_lib} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/libselinux.* $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/pkgconfig
+make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" \
+    SHLIBDIR="/%{_lib}" LIBSEPOLA=%{_libdir}/libsepol.a \
+    -C src install V=1
+make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" \
+    SHLIBDIR="/%{_lib}" LIBSEPOLA=%{_libdir}/libsepol.a \
+    -C src install-pywrap V=1
+make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" \
+    SHLIBDIR="/%{_lib}" LIBSEPOLA=%{_libdir}/libsepol.a \
+    -C src install-rubywrap V=1
+rm -rf %{buildroot}/%{_lib} %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libselinux.* \
+    %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/pkgconfig
 
 %files -n python3-selinux
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%{python3_sitearch}/selinux/
-%{python3_sitearch}/_selinux.so
+%{python3_sitearch}/*selinux*
 
 %files -n ruby-selinux
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_libdir}/ruby/vendor_ruby/%{rb_ver}/%{rb_arch}/selinux.so
 
 %changelog
diff --git a/libselinux.changes b/libselinux.changes
index fdc217a..597734f 100644
--- a/libselinux.changes
+++ b/libselinux.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan  4 14:18:42 UTC 2019 - jsegitz@suse.com
+
+- Remove unneeded build requires for python3 (bsc#1120255) 
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Oct 17 11:48:30 UTC 2018 - jsegitz@suse.com
+
+- Update to version 2.8 (bsc#1111732)
+  For changes please see
+  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/SELinuxProject/selinux/files/releases/20180524/RELEASE-20180524.txt
+- ran spec-cleaner on spec files
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon May 14 22:45:54 UTC 2018 - mcepl@cepl.eu
+
+- Update to version 2.7.
+    * %files needed to be heavily modified
+    * Based expressly on python3, not just python
+  For changes please see
+  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/SELinuxProject/selinux/files/releases/20170804/RELEASE-20170804.txt
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov 24 09:09:02 UTC 2017 - jsegitz@suse.com
 
diff --git a/libselinux.spec b/libselinux.spec
index 08a338e..a7807e5 100644
--- a/libselinux.spec
+++ b/libselinux.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package libselinux
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 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
@@ -16,26 +16,24 @@
 #
 
 
-%define libsepol_ver 2.6
-
+%define libsepol_ver 2.8
 Name:           libselinux
-Version:        2.6
+Version:        2.8
 Release:        0
 Summary:        SELinux runtime library and utilities
-License:        GPL-2.0 and SUSE-Public-Domain
+License:        GPL-2.0-only AND SUSE-Public-Domain
 Group:          Development/Libraries/C and C++
-Url:            https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/wiki/Releases
-
-Source:         https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wiki/SELinuxProject/selinux/files/releases/20161014/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
+URL:            https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/wiki/Releases
+Source:         libselinux-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:        selinux-ready
 Source2:        baselibs.conf
+Patch3:         python3.patch
 # PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM Include <sys/uio.h> for readv prototype
 Patch4:         readv-proto.patch
-BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  libsepol-devel >= %{libsepol_ver}
 BuildRequires:  pcre-devel
-BuildRequires:  pkg-config
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
 
 %description
 libselinux provides an interface to get and set process and file
@@ -97,48 +95,48 @@ necessary to develop your own software using libselinux.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch3 -p1
 %patch4 -p1
 
 %build
-make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" CC="%{__cc}" CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"
+make %{?_smp_mflags} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" CC="gcc" CFLAGS="%{optflags}"
 
 %install
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_lib}
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_includedir}
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}
-make DESTDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT" LIBDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}" SHLIBDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_lib}" BINDIR="$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}" install
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/compute_*
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/deftype
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/execcon
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/getenforcemode
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/getfilecon
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/getpidcon
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/mkdircon
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/policyvers
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/setfilecon
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/selinuxconfig
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/selinuxdisable
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/getseuser
-rm -f $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/selinux_check_securetty_context
-mv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/getdefaultcon $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/selinuxdefcon
-mv $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/getconlist $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/selinuxconlist
-install -m 0755 %{SOURCE1} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/selinux-ready
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_lib}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_libdir}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_includedir}
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}
+make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} LIBDIR="%{_libdir}" SHLIBDIR="/%{_lib}" BINDIR="%{_sbindir}" install
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/compute_*
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/deftype
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/execcon
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/getenforcemode
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/getfilecon
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/getpidcon
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/mkdircon
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/policyvers
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/setfilecon
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/selinuxconfig
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/selinuxdisable
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/getseuser
+rm -f %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/selinux_check_securetty_context
+mv %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/getdefaultcon %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/selinuxdefcon
+mv %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/getconlist %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/selinuxconlist
+install -m 0755 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/selinux-ready
 # Remove duplicate files
 %fdupes -s %{buildroot}%{_mandir}
 
 %post -n libselinux1 -p /sbin/ldconfig
-
 %postun -n libselinux1 -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %files -n selinux-tools
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_sbindir}/avcstat
 %{_sbindir}/getenforce
 %{_sbindir}/getsebool
 %{_sbindir}/matchpathcon
 %{_sbindir}/selabel_digest
 %{_sbindir}/selabel_lookup
+%{_sbindir}/selinux_check_access
 %{_sbindir}/selabel_lookup_best_match
 %{_sbindir}/selabel_partial_match
 %{_sbindir}/selinuxconlist
@@ -146,7 +144,7 @@ install -m 0755 %{SOURCE1} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/selinux-ready
 %{_sbindir}/selinuxenabled
 %{_sbindir}/setenforce
 %{_sbindir}/togglesebool
-%{_sbindir}/selinux_restorecon
+#%#{_sbindir}/selinux_restorecon
 %{_sbindir}/selinux-ready
 %{_sbindir}/selinuxexeccon
 %{_sbindir}/sefcontext_compile
@@ -154,18 +152,15 @@ install -m 0755 %{SOURCE1} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/selinux-ready
 %{_mandir}/man8/*
 
 %files -n libselinux1
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 /%{_lib}/libselinux.so.*
 
 %files devel
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_libdir}/libselinux.so
 %{_includedir}/selinux/
 %{_mandir}/man3/*
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libselinux.pc
 
 %files devel-static
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %{_libdir}/libselinux.a
 
 %changelog
diff --git a/python3.patch b/python3.patch
index ae023b5..58a2136 100644
--- a/python3.patch
+++ b/python3.patch
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-Index: libselinux-2.6/src/Makefile
+Index: libselinux-2.7/src/Makefile
 ===================================================================
---- libselinux-2.6.orig/src/Makefile	2016-10-14 17:31:26.000000000 +0200
-+++ libselinux-2.6/src/Makefile	2018-03-22 11:33:36.527385495 +0100
+--- libselinux-2.7.orig/src/Makefile
++++ libselinux-2.7/src/Makefile
 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
  # Support building the Python bindings multiple times, against various Python
  # runtimes (e.g. Python 2 vs Python 3) by optionally prefixing the build
  # targets with "PYPREFIX":
 -PYTHON ?= python
 +PYTHON ?= python3
- PYPREFIX ?= $(notdir $(PYTHON))
+ PYPREFIX ?= $(shell $(PYTHON) -c 'import sys;print("python-%d.%d" % sys.version_info[:2])')
  RUBY ?= ruby
  RUBYPREFIX ?= $(notdir $(RUBY))