diff --git a/execnet-1.7.1.tar.gz b/execnet-1.7.1.tar.gz
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-size 174157
diff --git a/execnet-1.8.0.tar.gz b/execnet-1.8.0.tar.gz
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+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
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diff --git a/python-execnet.changes b/python-execnet.changes
index c7f8d7f..198fbbb 100644
--- a/python-execnet.changes
+++ b/python-execnet.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb  2 09:57:10 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
+
+- update to 1.8.0:
+  * Dropped support for Python 3.4.
+  * Fixed internal leak that should make ``execnet`` execute remote code in the main thread more often
+  * Current working directory is now restored when calling ``script/socketserver.py``. 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Aug 30 01:11:54 UTC 2019 - Tomáš Chvátal <tchvatal@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-execnet.spec b/python-execnet.spec
index 153bb8f..db1fc21 100644
--- a/python-execnet.spec
+++ b/python-execnet.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-execnet
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 Name:           python-execnet
-Version:        1.7.1
+Version:        1.8.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Rapid multi-Python deployment
 License:        MIT