diff --git a/python-python-rtmidi.changes b/python-python-rtmidi.changes
index 644ba19..97cc879 100644
--- a/python-python-rtmidi.changes
+++ b/python-python-rtmidi.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec 11 13:56:06 UTC 2023 - Mia Herkt <mia@0x0.st>
+
+- Update to 1.5.8
+  * Removed obsolete Python 2 compatibility code in the _rtmidi
+    module and references to Python 2 unicode type in its
+    docstrings.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Nov  6 23:47:32 UTC 2023 - Mia Herkt <mia@0x0.st>
 
diff --git a/python-python-rtmidi.spec b/python-python-rtmidi.spec
index b6c53e3..4e75333 100644
--- a/python-python-rtmidi.spec
+++ b/python-python-rtmidi.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           python-python-rtmidi
-Version:        1.5.7
+Version:        1.5.8
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Python binding for the RtMidi C++ library
 License:        MIT
diff --git a/python_rtmidi-1.5.7.tar.gz b/python_rtmidi-1.5.7.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index d968d77..0000000
--- a/python_rtmidi-1.5.7.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
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-oid sha256:defb1a4b2ae86ff398c232c53eeda554e24a49f67de842e79ceba8b3ca77374d
-size 368514
diff --git a/python_rtmidi-1.5.8.tar.gz b/python_rtmidi-1.5.8.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49b62e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python_rtmidi-1.5.8.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
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+size 368130