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diff --git a/krita-4.4.8.tar.xz b/krita-4.4.8.tar.xz
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/krita.changes b/krita.changes
index 50f8131..d42d8bf 100644
--- a/krita.changes
+++ b/krita.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug 25 09:39:44 UTC 2021 - Wolfgang Bauer <wbauer@tmo.at>
+
+- Update to 4.4.8:
+  * See https://krita.org/en/item/krita-4-4-8-released/
+  * Disable fractional DPI scaling by default
+  * Fix loading and saving of document palettes (kde#440812)
+- Remove BuildConflicts: python3-sip-devel >= 6, it builds fine
+  with sip6 meanwhile
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Aug 11 13:38:26 UTC 2021 - Christophe Giboudeaux <christophe@krop.fr>
 
diff --git a/krita.spec b/krita.spec
index 48882f7..65577e9 100644
--- a/krita.spec
+++ b/krita.spec
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 %bcond_with vc
 %endif
 Name:           krita
-Version:        4.4.7
+Version:        4.4.8
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Digital Painting Application
 License:        GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND CC0-1.0 AND LGPL-2.0-only
@@ -62,16 +62,9 @@ BuildRequires:  libtiff-devel
 BuildRequires:  openjpeg2-devel
 BuildRequires:  perl
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig
-# SECTION python build requirements
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-qt5-devel
-# Krita's CMake requires the command `sip5` from SIP v5 or `sip` from SIP v4.
-# Neither is available in SIP v6. A simple sip-devel < 6 build requirement would
-# install a non-conflicting SIP v4 in parallel to v6 pulled in by qt5-devel.
-# But then CMake does not find the old sip executable.
-BuildConflicts: python3-sip-devel >= 6
 BuildRequires:  python3-sip-devel
-# /SECTION
 BuildRequires:  update-desktop-files
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
 BuildRequires:  cmake(KF5Archive)