diff --git a/baselibs.conf b/baselibs.conf
index 9ceddba..c14a336 100644
--- a/baselibs.conf
+++ b/baselibs.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 libsigc-2_0-0
   provides "libsigc++2-<targettype> = <version>"
-  obsoletes "libsigc++2-<targettype> <= <version>"
+  obsoletes "libsigc++2-<targettype> < <version>"
diff --git a/libsigc++-2.2.8.tar.bz2 b/libsigc++-2.2.8.tar.bz2
deleted file mode 100644
index a3a503d..0000000
--- a/libsigc++-2.2.8.tar.bz2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:0fd75fd8249e09ae2fd3ffd20c3fbaea11b47d71ba5ba2340ed98b6bdca40ea8
-size 3744672
diff --git a/libsigc++-2.2.9.tar.bz2 b/libsigc++-2.2.9.tar.bz2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..298ce93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libsigc++-2.2.9.tar.bz2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:2f4c083e01d9be377669206bd97090d2e95bc05f2e8d95447c9f9ce92bdfbb63
+size 3601080
diff --git a/libsigc++2-gcc46.patch b/libsigc++2-gcc46.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b9a505b..0000000
--- a/libsigc++2-gcc46.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-commit faabe1f90c142a5ea836884a04c0eef250e69f94
-Author: Kalev Lember <kalev@smartlink.ee>
-Date:   Fri Feb 4 12:17:05 2011 +0200
-
-    Fix the build with GCC 4.6
-    
-    * sigc++/signal_base.h: Include <cstddef> for size_t.
-
-diff --git a/sigc++/signal_base.h b/sigc++/signal_base.h
-index 1638642..e43bd5e 100644
---- a/sigc++/signal_base.h
-+++ b/sigc++/signal_base.h
-@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
- #ifndef _SIGC_SIGNAL_BASE_H_
- #define _SIGC_SIGNAL_BASE_H_
- 
-+#include <cstddef>
- #include <list>
- #include <sigc++config.h>
- #include <sigc++/type_traits.h>
diff --git a/libsigc++2.changes b/libsigc++2.changes
index dbd8c13..28094c2 100644
--- a/libsigc++2.changes
+++ b/libsigc++2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed May  4 10:33:03 CEST 2011 - vuntz@opensuse.org
+
+- Update to version 2.2.9:
+  + trackable: Avoid calling the same callback function twice,
+    fixing some memory corruption (bgo#589202)
+  + Minor documentation corrections
+  + Fix the build with GCC 4.6
+  + Windows build fixes for MSVC++ .Net 2005 and 2010
+- Drop libsigc++2-gcc46.patch: fixed upstream.
+- Change libsigc++2 Obsoletes from <= to < now that we have a new
+  upstream version.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Mar 16 08:57:51 UTC 2011 - ismail@namtrac.org
 
diff --git a/libsigc++2.spec b/libsigc++2.spec
index 8803d9a..cdac62e 100644
--- a/libsigc++2.spec
+++ b/libsigc++2.spec
@@ -21,18 +21,14 @@
 Name:           libsigc++2
 %define _name libsigc++
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++ pkg-config
-Version:        2.2.8
-Release:        6
-# NOTE: on upgrade to a new upstream version, change the Obsoletes from <= to < (here and in baselibs.conf)
+Version:        2.2.9
+Release:        1
 Group:          System/Libraries
 License:        LGPLv2.1+
 Summary:        Typesafe Signal Framework for C++
 Url:            http://libsigc.sourceforge.net/
 Source:         %{_name}-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source99:       baselibs.conf
-# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM libsigc++2-gcc46.patch idoenmez@suse.de -- Fix compilation with gcc 4.6
-Patch0:         libsigc++2-gcc46.patch
-AutoReqProv:    on
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 
 %description
@@ -48,8 +44,7 @@ License:        LGPLv2.1+
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Summary:        Typesafe Signal Framework for C++
 Provides:       %{name} = %{version}
-# Note: we keep <= (and a rpmlint warning...) until we get a version higher than 2.2.8 (when this provides/obsoletes was introduced)
-Obsoletes:      %{name} <= %{version}
+Obsoletes:      %{name} < %{version}
 
 %description -n libsigc-2_0-0
 This library implements a full callback system for use in widget
@@ -75,7 +70,6 @@ of use unmatched by other C++ callback libraries.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n %{_name}-%{version}
-%patch0 -p1
 
 %build
 # FIXME: Cannot autoreconf, bad templates: