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diff --git a/python-numexpr.changes b/python-numexpr.changes
index 4491cb7..ae25e03 100644
--- a/python-numexpr.changes
+++ b/python-numexpr.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,24 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Feb  7 03:27:38 UTC 2022 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
+
+- specfile:
+  * update copyright year
+  * skip build for python2
+
+- update to version 2.8.1:
+  * Fixed dependency list.
+  * Added "pyproject.toml" and modernize the "setup.py" script. Thanks
+    to Antonio Valentino for the PR.
+
+- changes from version 2.8.0:
+  * Wheels for Python 3.10 are now provided.
+  * Support for Python 2.7 and 3.5 has been discontinued.
+  * All residual support for Python 2.X syntax has been removed, and
+    therefore the setup build no longer makes calls to the `2to3`
+    script. The `setup.py` has been refactored to be more modern.
+  * The examples on how to link into Intel VML/MKL/oneAPI now use the
+    dynamic library.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar 12 20:28:19 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-numexpr.spec b/python-numexpr.spec
index 1b2a3c5..5624e94 100644
--- a/python-numexpr.spec
+++ b/python-numexpr.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-numexpr
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2021 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2022 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
 
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
+%global skip_python2 1
 %global skip_python36 1
 Name:           python-numexpr
-Version:        2.7.3
+Version:        2.8.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Numerical expression evaluator for NumPy
 License:        MIT