diff --git a/python-param.changes b/python-param.changes
index 366119e..28a0a01 100644
--- a/python-param.changes
+++ b/python-param.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,29 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan  4 16:19:59 UTC 2019 - Todd R <toddrme2178@gmail.com>
+
+- update to version 1.8.1
+  * Added positional default arguments for nearly all Parameter
+    subclasses (apart from ClassSelector)
+  * Minor bugfixes for watching callbacks
+- update to version 1.8.0
+  * Parameterized methods can now declare @depends(p,q) to indicate
+    that they depend on parameters p and q (defaulting to all
+    parameters)
+  * Parameterized methods can depend on subobjects with
+    @depends(p.param,q.param.r), where p.param indicates
+    dependencies on all parameters of p and q.param.r indicates a
+    dependency on parameter r of q.
+  * Functions and methods can watch parameter values, re-running
+    when those values change or when an explicit trigger is issued,
+    and can unwatch them later if needed.
+  * Multiple events can be batched to trigger callbacks only once
+    for a coordinated set of changes
+  * Added support in ObjectSelector for selecting lists and dicts
+    (#268)
+  * Added pandas DataFrame and Series parameter types (#285)
+  * Added support for regular expression validation to String
+    Parameter (#241, #245)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jul 17 08:51:50 UTC 2018 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-param.spec b/python-param.spec
index 686a073..310cbc6 100644
--- a/python-param.spec
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
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+Version:        1.8.1
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Declarative Python programming using Parameters
 License:        BSD-3-Clause
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