diff --git a/python-python-gitlab.changes b/python-python-gitlab.changes
index 827ea6d..67d2294 100644
--- a/python-python-gitlab.changes
+++ b/python-python-gitlab.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan 28 06:36:38 UTC 2026 - Johannes Kastl <opensuse_buildservice@ojkastl.de>
+
+- update to 8.0.0:
+  * Bug Fixes
+    - Actually define project repr_attr (4187a69)
+    - File save start_branch as a body attribute (1001d93)
+  * Chores
+    - black: Run black v26 on code (4a8d82b)
+    - precommit: Update dependency black to v26 (ad43b76)
+  * Features
+    - graphql: Update to gql 4.0.0 (6f0da67)
+  * Breaking Changes
+    - graphql: GraphQL.execute() no longer accepts graphql.Source
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 13 06:25:17 UTC 2026 - Johannes Kastl <opensuse_buildservice@ojkastl.de>
 
diff --git a/python-python-gitlab.spec b/python-python-gitlab.spec
index 6cc8aab..464fd2b 100644
--- a/python-python-gitlab.spec
+++ b/python-python-gitlab.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           python-python-gitlab
-Version:        7.1.0
+Version:        8.0.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Python module for interacting with the GitLab API
 License:        LGPL-3.0-only
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module PyYAML >= 6.0.1}
 # relax constraint, as Tumbleweed already has 3.x
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module argcomplete >= 1.10.0 with %python-argcomplete < 4 }
-BuildRequires:  %{python_module gql >= 3.5.0 with %python-gql < 4 }
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module gql >= 3.5.0 with %python-gql < 5 }
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module requests >= 2.32.0}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module requests-toolbelt >= 1.0.0}
 # /SECTION
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Requires:       python-requests >= 2.32.3
 Requires:       python-requests-toolbelt >= 1.0.0
 # relax constraint, as Tumbleweed already has 3.x
 Requires:       (python-argcomplete >= 1.10.0 with python-argcomplete < 4)
-Requires:       (python-gql >= 3.5.2 with python-gql < 4)
+Requires:       (python-gql >= 3.5.2 with python-gql < 5)
 # /SECTION
 Requires(post): update-alternatives
 Requires(postun): update-alternatives
diff --git a/python_gitlab-7.1.0.tar.gz b/python_gitlab-7.1.0.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 1edc265..0000000
--- a/python_gitlab-7.1.0.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:1c34da3de40ad21675d788136f73d20a60649513e692f52c5a9720434db97c46
-size 401058
diff --git a/python_gitlab-8.0.0.tar.gz b/python_gitlab-8.0.0.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20df389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python_gitlab-8.0.0.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:03eae5a9d105448796e6c0e192d402c266057e75790cf4f42c143dddf91313ce
+size 401334