diff --git a/pymemcache-1.2.3.tar.gz b/pymemcache-1.2.3.tar.gz
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-size 18013
diff --git a/pymemcache-1.2.8.tar.gz b/pymemcache-1.2.8.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e13fe2
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+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:3b8f7e7daf76090e4fdcbc4424c42e328f1d571b9a91d8ea0ca1c7e4e92043b8
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diff --git a/python-pymemcache.changes b/python-pymemcache.changes
index 8c1bec6..3cf123b 100644
--- a/python-pymemcache.changes
+++ b/python-pymemcache.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Feb 24 14:42:54 UTC 2015 - tbechtold@suse.com
+
+- update to 1.2.8:
+   * Increasing version number for pypi
+   * Merge pull request #30 from methane/patch-1
+   * Move nose to tests_requires
+   * Bumping version to fix upload issues with pypi
+   * Adding James Socol to contributors and bumping version for pypi
+   * Merge pull request #27 from jsocol/connect-error
+   * Include _connect in ignore_exc try/except block
+   * Adding the LICENSE.txt file to the distribution
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Jun  6 08:31:19 UTC 2014 - thomasbechtold@jpberlin.de
 
diff --git a/python-pymemcache.spec b/python-pymemcache.spec
index 18c1d79..e6adca5 100644
--- a/python-pymemcache.spec
+++ b/python-pymemcache.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-pymemcache
 #
+# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 # Copyright (c) 2014 Thomas Bechtold <thomasbechtold@jpberlin.de>
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
@@ -13,20 +14,21 @@
 # published by the Open Source Initiative.
 
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
+#
 
 
 Name:           python-pymemcache
-Version:        1.2.3
+Version:        1.2.8
 Release:        0
-License:        Apache-2.0
 Summary:        A comprehensive, fast, pure Python memcached client
-Url:            https://github.com/Pinterest/pymemcache
+License:        Apache-2.0
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
+Url:            https://github.com/Pinterest/pymemcache
 Source:         https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/p/pymemcache/pymemcache-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
+BuildRequires:  python-nose >= 1.0
 BuildRequires:  python-setuptools
 BuildRequires:  python-six
-BuildRequires:  python-nose >= 1.0
 Requires:       python-six
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 %if 0%{?suse_version} && 0%{?suse_version} <= 1110