diff --git a/apache2-mod_security2.changes b/apache2-mod_security2.changes
index eb2d09f..409610b 100644
--- a/apache2-mod_security2.changes
+++ b/apache2-mod_security2.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May  1 05:06:15 UTC 2014 - thomas.worm@sicsec.de
+
+- Raised to version 2.8.0. 
+- updated patches:
+  * modsecurity-apache_2.8.0-build_fix_pcre.diff
+    -> modsecurity-apache_2.7.7-build_fix_pcre.diff
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Jan 25 17:43:33 UTC 2014 - thomas.worm@sicsec.de
 
diff --git a/apache2-mod_security2.spec b/apache2-mod_security2.spec
index 0341eb4..e96ceb7 100644
--- a/apache2-mod_security2.spec
+++ b/apache2-mod_security2.spec
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 
 Name:           apache2-mod_security2
-Version:        2.7.7
+Version:        2.8.0
 Release:        0
-%define aversion 2.7.7
+%define aversion 2.8.0
 #
 #
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ BuildRequires:  libxml2-devel
 BuildRequires:  pcre-devel
 %define apache        apache2
 %define modname       mod_security2
-%define tarballname   modsecurity-apache_%{aversion}
+%define tarballname   modsecurity-%{aversion}
 %define refman        Reference-Manual.html
 %define faq           ModSecurity-Frequently-Asked-Questions-FAQ.html
 %define usrsharedir %{_prefix}/share/%{name}
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ Source4:        %{faq}.bz2
 Source5:        modsecurity_diagram_apache_request_cycle.jpg
 Source6:        README-SUSE-mod_security2.txt
 #
-# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE modsecurity-apache_2.7.7-build_fix_pcre.diff
-Patch0:         modsecurity-apache_2.7.7-build_fix_pcre.diff
+# PATCH-FIX-OPENSUSE modsecurity-apache_2.8.0-build_fix_pcre.diff
+Patch0:         modsecurity-apache_2.8.0-build_fix_pcre.diff
 Summary:        ModSecurity Open Source Web Application Firewall
 License:        Apache-2.0
 Group:          Productivity/Networking/Web/Servers
diff --git a/modsecurity-2.8.0.tar.gz b/modsecurity-2.8.0.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f20c32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modsecurity-2.8.0.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:5cbbc7fc993d39106b653213753d25c4ec21771eee17b01b69122ccf3f73460e
+size 3940357
diff --git a/modsecurity-apache_2.7.7.tar.gz b/modsecurity-apache_2.7.7.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a865fa..0000000
--- a/modsecurity-apache_2.7.7.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:11e05cfa6b363c2844c6412a40ff16f0021e302152b38870fd1f2f44b204379b
-size 1003835
diff --git a/modsecurity-apache_2.7.7-build_fix_pcre.diff b/modsecurity-apache_2.8.0-build_fix_pcre.diff
similarity index 88%
rename from modsecurity-apache_2.7.7-build_fix_pcre.diff
rename to modsecurity-apache_2.8.0-build_fix_pcre.diff
index c9aecc9..76441da 100644
--- a/modsecurity-apache_2.7.7-build_fix_pcre.diff
+++ b/modsecurity-apache_2.8.0-build_fix_pcre.diff
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 diff -rupN modsecurity-apache_2.7.7.orig/apache2/Makefile.am modsecurity-apache_2.7.7/apache2/Makefile.am
 --- modsecurity-apache_2.7.7.orig/apache2/Makefile.am	2013-12-17 00:55:17.000000000 +0100
 +++ modsecurity-apache_2.7.7/apache2/Makefile.am	2014-01-25 18:28:47.542133608 +0100
-@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ mod_security2_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoi
+@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ mod_security2_la_LDFLAGS = -module -avoi
  endif
  
  if LINUX
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ diff -rupN modsecurity-apache_2.7.7.orig/apache2/Makefile.am modsecurity-apache_
 diff -rupN modsecurity-apache_2.7.7.orig/apache2/Makefile.in modsecurity-apache_2.7.7/apache2/Makefile.in
 --- modsecurity-apache_2.7.7.orig/apache2/Makefile.in	2013-12-18 12:50:41.000000000 +0100
 +++ modsecurity-apache_2.7.7/apache2/Makefile.in	2014-01-25 18:28:59.621134193 +0100
-@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ mod_security2_la_LIBADD = @APR_LDADD@ \
- @HPUX_TRUE@    @LUA_LDFLAGS@ \
- @HPUX_TRUE@    @PCRE_LDFLAGS@
+@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ mod_security2_la_LIBADD = @APR_LDADD@ \
+ @HPUX_TRUE@    @PCRE_LDFLAGS@ \
+ @HPUX_TRUE@    @YAJL_LDFLAGS@
  
 -@LINUX_TRUE@mod_security2_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -module -avoid-version -R @PCRE_LD_PATH@ \
 +@LINUX_TRUE@mod_security2_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined -module -avoid-version \
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ diff -rupN modsecurity-apache_2.7.7.orig/apache2/Makefile.in modsecurity-apache_
 diff -rupN modsecurity-apache_2.7.7.orig/configure modsecurity-apache_2.7.7/configure
 --- modsecurity-apache_2.7.7.orig/configure	2013-12-18 12:50:42.000000000 +0100
 +++ modsecurity-apache_2.7.7/configure	2014-01-25 18:32:31.913144475 +0100
-@@ -14225,7 +14225,8 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: pcre CFLAGS: $PCRE_CFL
+@@ -14233,7 +14233,8 @@ $as_echo "$as_me: pcre CFLAGS: $PCRE_CFL
      PCRE_LDADD="`${PCRE_CONFIG} --libs`"
      if test "$verbose_output" -eq 1; then { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: pcre LDADD: $PCRE_LDADD" >&5
  $as_echo "$as_me: pcre LDADD: $PCRE_LDADD" >&6;}; fi