diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 3393aaf..b11d493 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-abiword-2.7.10.tar.gz
-abiword-docs-2.7.10.tar.gz
+abiword-2.8.0.tar.gz
+abiword-docs-2.8.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/abiword.spec b/abiword.spec
index 73c726a..28eb982 100644
--- a/abiword.spec
+++ b/abiword.spec
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 %define majorversion 2
-%define minorversion 7
-%define microversion 10
+%define minorversion 8
+%define microversion 0
 
 %define olpc_build 0
 
 Summary: The AbiWord word processor
 Name: abiword
 Version: %{majorversion}.%{minorversion}.%{microversion}
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 Epoch: 1
 Group: Applications/Editors
 License: GPLv2+
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ BuildRequires: libwmf-devel
 BuildRequires: aiksaurus-devel, aiksaurus-gtk-devel
 BuildRequires: link-grammar-devel >= 4.2.2
 BuildRequires: gtkmathview-devel >= 0.7.5, flex, bison
-#BuildRequires: goffice04-devel
 BuildRequires: loudmouth-devel
 BuildRequires: asio-devel
 BuildRequires: libsoup-devel
@@ -100,9 +99,9 @@ Includes and definitions for developing with libabiword.
 # build libabiword and abiword
 cd $RPM_BUILD_DIR/abiword-%{version}
 %if %{olpc_build}
-%configure --disable-static --enable-dynamic --disable-gnomevfs --disable-gucharmap --disable-printing --enable-plugins="loadbindings collab" --enable-collab-backend-sugar
+%configure --disable-static --disable-gnomevfs --disable-gucharmap --disable-printing --enable-plugins="loadbindings collab" --enable-collab-backend-sugar
 %else
-%configure --disable-static --enable-dynamic --enable-plugins --enable-clipart --enable-templates
+%configure --disable-static --enable-plugins --enable-clipart --enable-templates
 %endif
 %{__make} %{?_smp_mflags}
 
@@ -178,6 +177,9 @@ update-desktop-database %{_datadir}/applications > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/%{name}-%{majorversion}.%{minorversion}.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 26 2009 Marc Maurer <uwog@abisource.com> - 1:2.8.0-1
+- New upstream release
+
 * Tue Sep 01 2009 Marc Maurer <uwog@abisource.com> - 1:2.7.10-2
 - Unconditionally add the dbus-glib-devel BR since the AbiCollab
   Sugar backend is now always compiled in, even on non-OLPC
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 3040462..c68ef58 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-d6d38074caaee3e92ac5e7fa0e357b51  abiword-2.7.10.tar.gz
-4474020698070433e2f97fddbbdf7dd1  abiword-docs-2.7.10.tar.gz
+f61c623cdb3c3b2aed05bbc868050ddd  abiword-2.8.0.tar.gz
+226c97dec63c2423dca9a431beb58e3a  abiword-docs-2.8.0.tar.gz