diff --git a/GitPython-1.0.1.tar.gz b/GitPython-1.0.1.tar.gz
deleted file mode 100644
index cd785d5..0000000
--- a/GitPython-1.0.1.tar.gz
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
-oid sha256:9c88c17bbcae2a445ff64024ef13526224f70e35e38c33416be5ceb56ca7f760
-size 355108
diff --git a/GitPython-2.0.8.tar.gz b/GitPython-2.0.8.tar.gz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf6deb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GitPython-2.0.8.tar.gz
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:7c03d1130f903aafba6ae5b89ccf8eb433a995cd3120cbb781370e53fc4eb222
+size 407438
diff --git a/python-GitPython.changes b/python-GitPython.changes
index e5a9d53..a2795e7 100644
--- a/python-GitPython.changes
+++ b/python-GitPython.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Aug 31 17:27:54 UTC 2016 - dmueller@suse.com
+
+- update to 2.0.8:
+  * Py2.6 support dropped
+  * lots of new features and bugfixes
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed May  6 09:41:17 UTC 2015 - benoit.monin@gmx.fr
 
diff --git a/python-GitPython.spec b/python-GitPython.spec
index 7c960f0..a7afc18 100644
--- a/python-GitPython.spec
+++ b/python-GitPython.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package python-GitPython
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2015 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 
 Name:           python-GitPython
-Version:        1.0.1
+Version:        2.0.8
 Release:        0
 Url:            https://github.com/gitpython-developers/GitPython
 Summary:        Python Git Library