diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 64937d7..6563029 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 /389-ds-base-1.2.7.3.tar.bz2
 /389-ds-base-1.2.7.4.tar.bz2
 /389-ds-base-1.2.7.5.tar.bz2
+/389-ds-base-1.2.8.a1.tar.bz2
diff --git a/389-ds-base-git-local.sh b/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
index ad4cc56..bdeb57f 100644
--- a/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
+++ b/389-ds-base-git-local.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
 # use a real tag name here
-VERSION=1.2.8
+VERSION=1.2.8.a1
 PKGNAME=389-ds-base
 TAG=${TAG:-$PKGNAME-$VERSION}
 #SRCNAME=$PKGNAME-$VERSION-$DATE
diff --git a/389-ds-base-git.sh b/389-ds-base-git.sh
index dcaa733..57dee03 100644
--- a/389-ds-base-git.sh
+++ b/389-ds-base-git.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`
 # use a real tag name here
-VERSION=1.2.8
+VERSION=1.2.8.a1
 PKGNAME=389-ds-base
 TAG=${TAG:-$PKGNAME-$VERSION}
 URL="http://git.fedorahosted.org/git/?p=389/ds.git;a=snapshot;h=$TAG;sf=tgz"
diff --git a/389-ds-base.spec b/389-ds-base.spec
index 43a8dcb..a9f22b2 100644
--- a/389-ds-base.spec
+++ b/389-ds-base.spec
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ end
 
 %changelog
 * Fri Jan 21 2011 Nathan Kinder <nkinder@redhat.com> - 1.2.8-0.1.a1
-- 1.2.8-0.1.a1 release
+- 1.2.8-0.1.a1 release - git tag 389-ds-base-1.2.8.a1
 - many bug fixes
 
 * Thu Dec 16 2010 Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com> - 1.2.7.5-1
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 08a4beb..c84ae7b 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-e9f765ca0c67d0c00677757900023c8b  389-ds-base-1.2.7.5.tar.bz2
+ecb798da02d37b7b0e8bd834c3000555  389-ds-base-1.2.8.a1.tar.bz2