diff --git a/gnuplot-4.6.0.dif b/gnuplot-4.6.0.dif
index 933096b..30b6ef8 100644
--- a/gnuplot-4.6.0.dif
+++ b/gnuplot-4.6.0.dif
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
  
 --- gnuplot-5.2.3/src/plot.c
 +++ gnuplot-5.2.3/src/plot.c	2018-05-07 07:12:26.988911605 +0000
-@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ static int asked_privi = 0;
+@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ static int asked_privi = 0;
  void
  drop_privilege()
  {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
      if (!asked_privi) {
  	euid = geteuid();
  	egid = getegid();
-@@ -229,11 +230,13 @@ drop_privilege()
+@@ -230,11 +231,13 @@ drop_privilege()
      if (seteuid(ruid) == -1)
  	(void) fprintf(stderr, "seteuid(%d): %s\n",
  		       (int) ruid, strerror(errno));
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
      if (!asked_privi) {
  	euid = geteuid();
  	egid = getegid();
-@@ -247,6 +250,7 @@ take_privilege()
+@@ -248,6 +251,7 @@ take_privilege()
      if (seteuid(euid) == -1)
  	(void) fprintf(stderr, "seteuid(%d): %s\n",
  		       (int) euid, strerror(errno));
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
  }
  
  #endif /* LINUXVGA */
-@@ -273,8 +277,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
+@@ -274,8 +278,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
      int i;
  
  #ifdef LINUXVGA
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
  #endif
  /* make sure that we really have revoked root access, this might happen if
     gnuplot is compiled without vga support but is installed suid by mistake */
-@@ -338,6 +342,22 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
+@@ -339,6 +343,22 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
      rl_getc_function = getc_wrapper;
  #endif
  
diff --git a/gnuplot-5.2.7.tar.gz b/gnuplot-5.2.7.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index e45fe8a..0000000
--- a/gnuplot-5.2.7.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:97fe503ff3b2e356fe2ae32203fc7fd2cf9cef1f46b60fe46dc501a228b9f4ed
-size 5335673
diff --git a/gnuplot-5.2.8.tar.gz b/gnuplot-5.2.8.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f954e98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnuplot-5.2.8.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:60a6764ccf404a1668c140f11cc1f699290ab70daa1151bb58fed6139a28ac37
+size 5340677
diff --git a/gnuplot.changes b/gnuplot.changes
index aa15d21..8b390a7 100644
--- a/gnuplot.changes
+++ b/gnuplot.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,29 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Dec  2 12:31:23 UTC 2019 - Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
+
+- Update to gnuplot 5.2.8
+  * CHANGE user-visible GPVAL_TERM_HCHAR GPVAL_TERM_VCHAR (help debug font issues)
+  * CHANGE placement of ylabel (compromise 5.2.7 and earlier versions) (Bug #2181)
+  * CHANGE make strstrt() aware of UTF8, e.g. strstrt("αβγ5", "5") returns 4
+  * FIX "set timestamp" from "save" must not include a justification (Bug #2178)
+  * FIX set cntrparam levels increment <base>, <factor> for logscale z (Bug #2183)
+  * FIX character pointtypes should inherit plot coloring like normal pointtypes
+  * FIX bad autoscaling of linked y2 axis (Bug #2186)
+  * FIX prevent infinite loop from unbounded interation in a non-data plot command
+  * FIX dimensions reported by "stats matrix every" (Bug #2189)
+  * FIX extent of boxplot whiskers could be off by one point (Bug #2106)
+  * FIX mix unbounded iteration and functions in a single plot command (Bug #2201)
+  * FIX reverse history search with readline=builtin (Bug #2209)
+  * FIX qt: suppress off-by-one ysize (Bug #1759)
+  * FIX cairo: suppress off-by-one ysize (Bug #1759)
+  * FIX gd: apply alpha to brushstroke lines (Bug #2117)
+  * FIX tikz: fixes to accommodate lua 5.3 and newer pgf
+  * FIX wxt: ExportToFile widget disabled in persist mode (Bug #2185)
+  * FIX qt: handling of modifier keys (ctrl alt shift) for keyboard events
+  * FIX wxt: handling of modifier keys (ctrl alt shift) for keyboard events
+  * FIX fig: dashtype "solid" was not passed through correctly to transfig
+  * FIX gd: incorrect line spacing of multiline label (Bug #2215)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Aug  5 17:02:18 UTC 2019 - Stefan Brüns <stefan.bruens@rwth-aachen.de>
 
diff --git a/gnuplot.spec b/gnuplot.spec
index 50f689d..a2c4851 100644
--- a/gnuplot.spec
+++ b/gnuplot.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package gnuplot
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ BuildRequires:  tex(hyperref.sty)
 BuildRequires:  tex(pdftex.def)
 BuildRequires:  tex(subfigure.sty)
 %endif
-Url:            http://www.gnuplot.info/
-Version:        5.2.7
+URL:            http://www.gnuplot.info/
+Version:        5.2.8
 Release:        0
 %if "%{flavor}" == ""
 Summary:        Function Plotting Utility and more
 License:        SUSE-Gnuplot AND GPL-2.0-or-later
-Group:          Productivity/Graphics/Visualization/Graph
+Group:          Documentation/Other
 %else
 Summary:        Documentation of GNUplot
 License:        SUSE-Gnuplot AND GPL-2.0-or-later