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diff --git a/PyICU-2.8.tar.gz b/PyICU-2.8.tar.gz
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diff --git a/python-PyICU.changes b/python-PyICU.changes
index 4bd00a7..d67ae66 100644
--- a/python-PyICU.changes
+++ b/python-PyICU.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Nov 11 15:44:28 UTC 2021 - Callum Farmer <gmbr3@opensuse.org>
+
+- updated to version 2.8:
+  - fixed test failure in test_DateTimeParserGenerator.py with version 70.1rc
+  - added wrappers for UCurrNameStyle and for ucurr_getName() onto CurrencyUnit
+  - added support for ICU 70.1
+  - added FieldPosition-less overloads to RuleBasedNumberFormat.format()
+  - added pyproject.toml file to (also) build via python -m build
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov  8 10:34:34 UTC 2021 - Dirk Müller <dmueller@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-PyICU.spec b/python-PyICU.spec
index ade48ef..46a86fc 100644
--- a/python-PyICU.spec
+++ b/python-PyICU.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
 %global modname PyICU
 Name:           python-%{modname}
-Version:        2.7.4
+Version:        2.8
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Python Extension Wrapping the ICU C++ API
 License:        MIT