diff --git a/rpm-python.spec b/rpm-python.spec
index eb0a09d..948530a 100644
--- a/rpm-python.spec
+++ b/rpm-python.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ License:        GPL v2 or later
 Group:          System/Packages
 Summary:        Python Bindings for Manipulating RPM Packages
 Version:        4.4.2
-Release:        221
+Release:        222
 Requires:       rpm = %{version}
 %py_requires
 Source99:       rpm.spec
diff --git a/rpm.changes b/rpm.changes
index e759886..8845a8f 100644
--- a/rpm.changes
+++ b/rpm.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar 28 14:54:04 CET 2008 - coolo@suse.de
+
+- leave the rpm package itself with bzip payload to 
+  avoid blocking updates from within running system
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Mar 27 14:43:24 CET 2008 - coolo@suse.de
 
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index 0d46afc..bcd0f1f 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ PreReq:         %insserv_prereq %fillup_prereq permissions
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Summary:        The RPM Package Manager
 Version:        4.4.2
-Release:        180
+Release:        181
 Source:         rpm-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1:        RPM-HOWTO.tar.bz2
 Source2:        RPM-Tips.html.tar.bz2
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ Patch104:       lzma-payload.diff
 Patch105:       lzma-payload-2.diff
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 #
+# avoid bootstrapping problem
+%define _binary_payload w9.bzdio
 
 %description
 RPM Package Manager is the main tool for managing the software packages
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ Summary:        A C library for parsing command line parameters
 License:        LGPL v2.1 or later
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Version:        1.7
-Release:        408
+Release:        409
 #
 
 %description -n popt
@@ -371,7 +373,7 @@ Summary:        C Library for Parsing Command Line Parameters
 License:        LGPL v2.1 or later
 Group:          System/Libraries
 Version:        1.7
-Release:        408
+Release:        409
 Requires:       popt = 1.7
 Requires:       glibc-devel
 
@@ -406,6 +408,9 @@ Authors:
 %doc	%{_mandir}/man3/popt.3*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 28 2008 coolo@suse.de
+- leave the rpm package itself with bzip payload to
+  avoid blocking updates from within running system
 * Thu Mar 27 2008 coolo@suse.de
 - switch payload default to lzma -2
 - flag GNOME docu as %%doc (bnc#358838)