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diff --git a/python-distributed.changes b/python-distributed.changes
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--- a/python-distributed.changes
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@@ -1,3 +1,21 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Nov 24 17:36:02 UTC 2019 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
+
+- update to version 2.8.1:
+  * Fix hanging worker when the scheduler leaves (GH#3250) Tom
+    Augspurger
+  * Fix NumPy writeable serialization bug (GH#3253) James Bourbeau
+  * Skip numba.cuda tests if CUDA is not available (GH#3255) Peter
+    Andreas Entschev
+  * Add new dashboard plot for memory use by key (GH#3243) Matthew
+    Rocklin
+  * Fix array.shape() -> array.shape (GH#3247) Jed Brown
+  * Fixed typos in pubsub.py (GH#3244) He Jia
+  * Fixed cupy array going out of scope (GH#3240) Mads
+    R. B. Kristensen
+  * Remove gen.coroutine usage in scheduler (GH#3242) Jim Crist-Harif
+  * Use inspect.isawaitable where relevant (GH#3241) Jim Crist-Harif
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Nov 16 17:54:33 UTC 2019 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/python-distributed.spec b/python-distributed.spec
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--- a/python-distributed.spec
+++ b/python-distributed.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-distributed
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LLC
 #
 # 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 @@
 # Test requires network connection
 %bcond_with     test
 Name:           python-distributed
-Version:        2.8.0
+Version:        2.8.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Library for distributed computing with Python
 License:        BSD-3-Clause