diff --git a/rt-tests-2.7.tar.xz b/rt-tests-2.7.tar.xz
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diff --git a/rt-tests-2.8.tar.gz b/rt-tests-2.8.tar.gz
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diff --git a/rt-tests.changes b/rt-tests.changes
index 2e4d28b..5b26dff 100644
--- a/rt-tests.changes
+++ b/rt-tests.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan  8 09:29:37 UTC 2025 - Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
+
+- Update to version 2.8:
+  https://lore.kernel.org/linux-rt-users/20241128215059.40116-1-jkacur@redhat.com/
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan  8 09:26:56 UTC 2025 - Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
+
+- Revert back to tar.gz from git.kernel.org (2.7 was moved to "older" subfolder
+  in https://mirrors.kernel.org, it shows it's not stable URL).
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul 23 10:03:04 UTC 2024 - Petr Vorel <pvorel@suse.cz>
 
@@ -25,7 +37,7 @@ Tue Apr 18 08:23:24 UTC 2023 - Martin Pluskal <mpluskal@suse.com>
   * 0001-cyclictest-Fix-threads-being-affined-even-when-a-isn.patch
   * 0002-rt-tests-Remove-arbitrary-num-of-threads-limits.patch
   * 0003-rt-tests-hackbench-Add-error-checking-to-connect-and.patch
-  * 0004-rt-tests-hwlatdetect-Update-to-integer-division.patch 
+  * 0004-rt-tests-hwlatdetect-Update-to-integer-division.patch
 
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Nov 25 09:19:51 UTC 2022 - Martin Pluskal <mpluskal@suse.com>
diff --git a/rt-tests.spec b/rt-tests.spec
index 5715419..1532c3f 100644
--- a/rt-tests.spec
+++ b/rt-tests.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package rt-tests
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2025 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 
 
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+Source0:        https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/rt-tests/rt-tests.git/snapshot/rt-tests-%{version}.tar.gz
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