diff --git a/backoff-1.5.0.tar.gz b/backoff-1.5.0.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c2bd6a..0000000
--- a/backoff-1.5.0.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
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-oid sha256:c1402291d7faca70ac3f2f7241e8942eb527f94945c7b2293030cfb6ce5a7805
-size 10452
diff --git a/backoff-1.8.0.tar.gz b/backoff-1.8.0.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58c7902
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backoff-1.8.0.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:c7187f15339e775aec926dc6e5e42f8a3ad7d3c2b9a6ecae7b535000f70cd838
+size 13984
diff --git a/python-backoff.changes b/python-backoff.changes
index d147f4f..80d40c1 100644
--- a/python-backoff.changes
+++ b/python-backoff.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jun  4 06:33:28 UTC 2019 - pgajdos@suse.com
+
+- version update to 1.8.0
+  - Change default log level from ERROR to INFO
+  - Log retries on exception as INFO
+  - Support Python 3.7
+  - Give up on StopIteration raised in wait generators
+  - Iterable intervals for constant wait_gen for predefined wait sequences
+  - Nullary jitter signature deprecation warning
+  - Custom loggers
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Dec  4 12:45:56 UTC 2018 - Matej Cepl <mcepl@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/python-backoff.spec b/python-backoff.spec
index 9443a63..ce06adf 100644
--- a/python-backoff.spec
+++ b/python-backoff.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-backoff
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2018 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -17,16 +17,21 @@
 
 
 %{?!python_module:%define python_module() python-%{**} python3-%{**}}
-%bcond_without test
 Name:           python-backoff
-Version:        1.5.0
+Version:        1.8.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Function decoration for backoff and retry
 License:        MIT
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Url:            https://github.com/litl/backoff
-Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/b/backoff/backoff-%{version}.tar.gz
+Source0:        https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/b/backoff/backoff-%{version}.tar.gz
+# https://github.com/litl/backoff/issues/75
+# github repo does not have setup.py
+Source1:        tests.tar.bz2
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module setuptools}
+# SECTION test requirements
+BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest}
+# /SECTION
 BuildRequires:  fdupes
 BuildRequires:  python-rpm-macros
 BuildArch:      noarch
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ Decorators support both regular functions for synchronous code and
 for asynchronous code.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n backoff-%{version}
+%setup -q -n backoff-%{version} -a1
 
 %build
 %python_build
@@ -55,6 +60,11 @@ for asynchronous code.
 %python_install
 %python_expand %fdupes %{buildroot}%{$python_sitelib}
 
+%check
+# will not work with python 2.7
+rm -r tests/python35
+%pytest
+
 %files %{python_files}
 %defattr(-,root,root,-)
 %doc README.rst
diff --git a/tests.tar.bz2 b/tests.tar.bz2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec56c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests.tar.bz2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
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+oid sha256:fdfc2863dc193ecf68ba0b1bdec0690f59bcff0734ec692436e62688fd3bd11c
+size 4703