diff --git a/cross-epiphany-newlib-devel.changes b/cross-epiphany-newlib-devel.changes
index d798ecd..51b1254 100644
--- a/cross-epiphany-newlib-devel.changes
+++ b/cross-epiphany-newlib-devel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Mar 11 17:44:01 UTC 2018 - afaerber@suse.de
+
+- Update to v3.0.0
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Mar 11 16:50:55 UTC 2018 - afaerber@suse.de
+
+- Prepare for %cross_arch with dashes by consistently quoting
+- Leave the choice of cross-*-binutils to cross-*-gcc*
+- Update to v2.5.0
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 24 09:29:00 UTC 2018 - rguenther@suse.com
 
diff --git a/cross-epiphany-newlib-devel.spec b/cross-epiphany-newlib-devel.spec
index 41c8976..61e721d 100644
--- a/cross-epiphany-newlib-devel.spec
+++ b/cross-epiphany-newlib-devel.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 %define cross_arch epiphany
 
 Name:           cross-%{cross_arch}-newlib-devel
-Version:        2.4.0
+Version:        3.0.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        C library intended for use on %{cross_arch} embedded systems
 License:        BSD-3-Clause and MIT and LGPL-2.0+ and ISC
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Source0:        ftp://sourceware.org/pub/newlib/newlib-%{version}.tar.gz
 
 Patch1:         epiphany-fixes.diff
 
-BuildRequires:  cross-%{cross_arch}-binutils
 BuildRequires:  cross-%{cross_arch}-gcc%{gcc_version}-bootstrap
 %if %{suse_version} > 1220
 BuildRequires:  makeinfo
@@ -43,10 +42,10 @@ conglomeration of several library parts, all under free software licenses
 that make them easily usable on embedded products.
 
 %define target %{cross_arch}
-%if %{cross_arch} == "epiphany" || %{cross_arch} == "rl78" || %{cross_arch} == "rx"
+%if "%{cross_arch}" == "epiphany" || "%{cross_arch}" == "rl78" || "%{cross_arch}" == "rx"
 %define target %{cross_arch}-elf
 %endif
-%if %{cross_arch} == "spu"
+%if "%{cross_arch}" == "spu"
 %define sysroot /usr/spu
 %else
 %define sysroot %{_prefix}/%{target}/sys-root
@@ -61,10 +60,8 @@ mkdir build-dir
 cd build-dir
 ../configure \
 	--prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --mandir=%{_mandir} --infodir=%{_infodir} \
-	--target=%{target} --with-build-sysroot=%{sysroot} \
-	CC_FOR_TARGET=%{target}-gcc-%{gcc_version} \
-	CXX_FOR_TARGET=%{target}-g++-%{gcc_version} \
-	GCC_FOR_TARGET=%{target}-gcc-%{gcc_version}
+	--target=%{target} \
+	--with-build-sysroot=%{sysroot}
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
diff --git a/cross-rx-newlib-devel.changes b/cross-rx-newlib-devel.changes
index d798ecd..51b1254 100644
--- a/cross-rx-newlib-devel.changes
+++ b/cross-rx-newlib-devel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Mar 11 17:44:01 UTC 2018 - afaerber@suse.de
+
+- Update to v3.0.0
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Mar 11 16:50:55 UTC 2018 - afaerber@suse.de
+
+- Prepare for %cross_arch with dashes by consistently quoting
+- Leave the choice of cross-*-binutils to cross-*-gcc*
+- Update to v2.5.0
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 24 09:29:00 UTC 2018 - rguenther@suse.com
 
diff --git a/cross-rx-newlib-devel.spec b/cross-rx-newlib-devel.spec
index 14e48a1..8010325 100644
--- a/cross-rx-newlib-devel.spec
+++ b/cross-rx-newlib-devel.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 %define cross_arch rx
 
 Name:           cross-%{cross_arch}-newlib-devel
-Version:        2.4.0
+Version:        3.0.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        C library intended for use on %{cross_arch} embedded systems
 License:        BSD-3-Clause and MIT and LGPL-2.0+ and ISC
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Source0:        ftp://sourceware.org/pub/newlib/newlib-%{version}.tar.gz
 
 Patch1:         epiphany-fixes.diff
 
-BuildRequires:  cross-%{cross_arch}-binutils
 BuildRequires:  cross-%{cross_arch}-gcc%{gcc_version}-bootstrap
 %if %{suse_version} > 1220
 BuildRequires:  makeinfo
@@ -43,10 +42,10 @@ conglomeration of several library parts, all under free software licenses
 that make them easily usable on embedded products.
 
 %define target %{cross_arch}
-%if %{cross_arch} == "epiphany" || %{cross_arch} == "rl78" || %{cross_arch} == "rx"
+%if "%{cross_arch}" == "epiphany" || "%{cross_arch}" == "rl78" || "%{cross_arch}" == "rx"
 %define target %{cross_arch}-elf
 %endif
-%if %{cross_arch} == "spu"
+%if "%{cross_arch}" == "spu"
 %define sysroot /usr/spu
 %else
 %define sysroot %{_prefix}/%{target}/sys-root
@@ -61,10 +60,8 @@ mkdir build-dir
 cd build-dir
 ../configure \
 	--prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --mandir=%{_mandir} --infodir=%{_infodir} \
-	--target=%{target} --with-build-sysroot=%{sysroot} \
-	CC_FOR_TARGET=%{target}-gcc-%{gcc_version} \
-	CXX_FOR_TARGET=%{target}-g++-%{gcc_version} \
-	GCC_FOR_TARGET=%{target}-gcc-%{gcc_version}
+	--target=%{target} \
+	--with-build-sysroot=%{sysroot}
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
diff --git a/newlib-2.4.0.tar.gz b/newlib-2.4.0.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index 04d9cc6..0000000
--- a/newlib-2.4.0.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:545b3d235e350d2c61491df8b9f775b1b972f191380db8f52ec0b1c829c52706
-size 17574364
diff --git a/newlib-3.0.0.tar.gz b/newlib-3.0.0.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd0cd71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newlib-3.0.0.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:c8566335ee74e5fcaeb8595b4ebd0400c4b043d6acb3263ecb1314f8f5501332
+size 18168046
diff --git a/newlib.changes b/newlib.changes
index d798ecd..51b1254 100644
--- a/newlib.changes
+++ b/newlib.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Mar 11 17:44:01 UTC 2018 - afaerber@suse.de
+
+- Update to v3.0.0
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Mar 11 16:50:55 UTC 2018 - afaerber@suse.de
+
+- Prepare for %cross_arch with dashes by consistently quoting
+- Leave the choice of cross-*-binutils to cross-*-gcc*
+- Update to v2.5.0
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 24 09:29:00 UTC 2018 - rguenther@suse.com
 
diff --git a/newlib.spec b/newlib.spec
index 47b6557..a580ec8 100644
--- a/newlib.spec
+++ b/newlib.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           newlib
-Version:        2.4.0
+Version:        3.0.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        C library intended for use on embedded systems
 License:        BSD-3-Clause and MIT and LGPL-2.0+ and ISC
diff --git a/newlib.spec.in b/newlib.spec.in
index dbbf321..5658307 100644
--- a/newlib.spec.in
+++ b/newlib.spec.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 Name:           cross-%{cross_arch}-newlib-devel
-Version:        2.4.0
+Version:        3.0.0
 Release:        0
 Summary:        C library intended for use on %{cross_arch} embedded systems
 Group:          Development/Tools
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Source0:        ftp://sourceware.org/pub/newlib/newlib-%{version}.tar.gz
 
 Patch1:         epiphany-fixes.diff
 
-BuildRequires:  cross-%{cross_arch}-binutils
 BuildRequires:  cross-%{cross_arch}-gcc%{gcc_version}-bootstrap
 %if %{suse_version} > 1220
 BuildRequires:  makeinfo
@@ -24,10 +23,10 @@ conglomeration of several library parts, all under free software licenses
 that make them easily usable on embedded products.
 
 %define target %{cross_arch}
-%if %{cross_arch} == "epiphany" || %{cross_arch} == "rl78" || %{cross_arch} == "rx"
+%if "%{cross_arch}" == "epiphany" || "%{cross_arch}" == "rl78" || "%{cross_arch}" == "rx"
 %define target %{cross_arch}-elf
 %endif
-%if %{cross_arch} == "spu"
+%if "%{cross_arch}" == "spu"
 %define sysroot /usr/spu
 %else
 %define sysroot %{_prefix}/%{target}/sys-root
@@ -42,10 +41,8 @@ mkdir build-dir
 cd build-dir
 ../configure \
 	--prefix=%{_prefix} --libdir=%{_libdir} --mandir=%{_mandir} --infodir=%{_infodir} \
-	--target=%{target} --with-build-sysroot=%{sysroot} \
-	CC_FOR_TARGET=%{target}-gcc-%{gcc_version} \
-	CXX_FOR_TARGET=%{target}-g++-%{gcc_version} \
-	GCC_FOR_TARGET=%{target}-gcc-%{gcc_version}
+	--target=%{target} \
+	--with-build-sysroot=%{sysroot}
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install