diff --git a/Cython-0.28.5.tar.gz b/Cython-0.28.5.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db5afe4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cython-0.28.5.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:b64575241f64f6ec005a4d4137339fb0ba5e156e826db2fdb5f458060d9979e0
+size 1881107
diff --git a/Cython-0.29.1.tar.gz b/Cython-0.29.1.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ee1849..0000000
--- a/Cython-0.29.1.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:18ab7646985a97e02cee72e1ddba2e732d4931d4e1732494ff30c5aa084bfb97
-size 2040434
diff --git a/python-Cython-doc.changes b/python-Cython-doc.changes
index 02fdfad..c1d7f48 100644
--- a/python-Cython-doc.changes
+++ b/python-Cython-doc.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec  6 09:45:54 UTC 2018 - ncutler@suse.com
+
+- revert to version 0.28.5 to restore support for subinterpreters
+  needed by Ceph - stopgap measure until issue can be addressed 
+  upstream (bsc#1118611)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Dec  1 18:24:55 UTC 2018 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/python-Cython-doc.spec b/python-Cython-doc.spec
index 726312b..3606311 100644
--- a/python-Cython-doc.spec
+++ b/python-Cython-doc.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
 # published by the Open Source Initiative.
 
-# Please submit bugfixes or comments via https://bugs.opensuse.org/
+# Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # Tests currently fail randomly in OBS multiple local rund do not trigger them
 %bcond_with  test
 Name:           python-Cython-doc
-Version:        0.29.1
+Version:        0.28.5
 Release:        0
 Summary:        The Cython compiler for writing C extensions for the Python language
 License:        Apache-2.0
diff --git a/python-Cython.changes b/python-Cython.changes
index a8e9a7c..43145f5 100644
--- a/python-Cython.changes
+++ b/python-Cython.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Dec  6 09:45:54 UTC 2018 - ncutler@suse.com
+
+- revert to version 0.28.5 to restore support for subinterpreters
+  needed by Ceph - stopgap measure until issue can be addressed 
+  upstream (bsc#1118611)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Dec  1 18:24:55 UTC 2018 - Arun Persaud <arun@gmx.de>
 
diff --git a/python-Cython.spec b/python-Cython.spec
index b2d0b30..b6971fc 100644
--- a/python-Cython.spec
+++ b/python-Cython.spec
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 # license that conforms to the Open Source Definition (Version 1.9)
 # published by the Open Source Initiative.
 
-# Please submit bugfixes or comments via https://bugs.opensuse.org/
+# Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
 
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 %define         oldpython python
 Name:           python-Cython
-Version:        0.29.1
+Version:        0.28.5
 Release:        0
 Summary:        The Cython compiler for writing C extensions for the Python language
 License:        Apache-2.0