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deleted file mode 100644
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new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/weechat.changes b/weechat.changes
index 9276c6e..d0aa4f1 100644
--- a/weechat.changes
+++ b/weechat.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon May 15 11:07:52 UTC 2017 - mimi.vx@gmail.com
+
+- update to 1.8
+* add option weechat.completion.nick_case_sensitive
+* add wilcard matching operator, cut of string and ternary operator
+    in evaluation of expressions
+* add resize of window parents with /window resize [h/v]size
+* add plugin "buflist" (bar with list of buffers)
+* add arraylist and dynamic string functions in API
+* add option "open" in command /server
+* add signal "irc_server_lag_changed" and store the lag
+    in the server buffer (local variable)
+* add aspell options to control delimiters in suggestions
+* add option "-include" in commands /allchan, /allpv and /allserv
+* many bugs fixed.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Sat Apr 22 19:08:54 UTC 2017 - mimi.vx@gmail.com
 
diff --git a/weechat.spec b/weechat.spec
index fecb5ba..bf06064 100644
--- a/weechat.spec
+++ b/weechat.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package weechat
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2016 SUSE LINUX GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany.
+# Copyright (c) 2017 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:           weechat
-Version:        1.7.1
+Version:        1.8
 Release:        0
 Summary:        Portable, Fast, Light and Extensible Chat Client
 License:        GPL-3.0+
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ install -D -m 0644 "%{SOURCE1}" "%{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/%{name}.de
 %dir %{_libdir}/weechat
 %dir %{_libdir}/weechat/plugins
 %{_libdir}/weechat/plugins/alias.so
+%{_libdir}/weechat/plugins/buflist.so
 %{_libdir}/weechat/plugins/charset.so
 %{_libdir}/weechat/plugins/exec.so
 %{_libdir}/weechat/plugins/fifo.so