diff --git a/conf.py b/conf.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfb6e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+source_suffix = '.txt'
+master_doc = 'src/manuel/index'
+project = 'Manuel'
+copyright = 'Benji York'
+version = '1'
+release = '1'
+today_fmt = '%Y-%m-%d'
+pygments_style = 'sphinx'
+
+html_last_updated_fmt = '%Y-%m-%d'
+html_title = 'Manuel Documentation'
+
+todo_include_todos = False
+exclude_patterns = ['src/manuel.egg-info*']
+unused_docs = ['src/manuel/capture']
diff --git a/manuel-1.8.0.tar.gz b/manuel-1.8.0.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 97048c5..0000000
--- a/manuel-1.8.0.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:a974d7e83652b26be30f6f513fac95d28b9ffa5ae2819a5c63e2ef8594913eb6
-size 207600
diff --git a/manuel-1.9.0.tar.gz b/manuel-1.9.0.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4aec911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manuel-1.9.0.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:d324983db5d8e3f36ff20732a723cf0af2e2477d569f871fc649f08b782fa8f1
+size 39640
diff --git a/python-manuel.changes b/python-manuel.changes
index 52cc3c4..e9b7a8f 100644
--- a/python-manuel.changes
+++ b/python-manuel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Feb 28 11:19:29 UTC 2018 - hpj@urpla.net
+
+- update to version 1.9.0:
+  * You can now use Manuel with the nose and pytest test runners by
+    defining Manuel tests inside unittest.TestCase classes.
+  * Added support for Python 3.5 and Python 3.6.
+  * Dropped support for Python 2.6
+- add a fixed conf.py in order to properly build the docs (again)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun 23 13:49:07 UTC 2017 - aloisio@gmx.com
 
diff --git a/python-manuel.spec b/python-manuel.spec
index 93f3129..2760516 100644
--- a/python-manuel.spec
+++ b/python-manuel.spec
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-manuel
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
-# Copyright (c) 2013 LISA GmbH, Bingen, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2013-2018 LISA GmbH, Bingen, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -19,13 +19,15 @@
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 Name:           python-manuel
-Version:        1.8.0
+Version:        1.9.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Build tested documentation
 License:        Apache-2.0
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Url:            http://www.python.org/pypi/manuel
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/m/manuel/manuel-%{version}.tar.gz
+# add fixed sphinx config <hpj@urpla.net>
+Source1:        conf.py
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module six}
 # Documentation requirements:
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ This package contains documentation files for %{name}.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n manuel-%{version}
-rm -rf docs/.doctrees docs/.buildinfo docs/objects.inv
+cp %SOURCE1 .
 
 %build
 %python_build
@@ -75,6 +77,6 @@ rm -rf docs/.doctrees docs/.buildinfo docs/objects.inv
 
 %files %{python_files doc}
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%doc docs/
+%doc build/sphinx/html
 
 %changelog