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diff --git a/step.changes b/step.changes
index 2996287..b763cb1 100644
--- a/step.changes
+++ b/step.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar  2 23:27:47 CET 2012 - dmueller@suse.de
+
+- update to 4.8.1
+  * see http://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/changelog4_8_0to4_8_1.php for details
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 18 21:01:25 CET 2012 - dmueller@suse.de
 
diff --git a/step.spec b/step.spec
index d08049b..761df7e 100644
--- a/step.spec
+++ b/step.spec
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
+
 Name:           step
 BuildRequires:  avogadro-devel
 BuildRequires:  boost-devel
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ BuildRequires:  python-qt4-devel
 BuildRequires:  ocaml
 BuildRequires:  ocaml-facile
 %endif
-Version:        4.8.0
+Version:        4.8.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        An interactive physics simulator
 License:        GPL-2.0+