diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9dfe3dd..bde609d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 hdf-4.2.5.tar.bz2
 /hdf-4.2.6.tar.bz2
 /hdf-4.2.7.tar.bz2
+/hdf-4.2.8.tar.bz2
diff --git a/hdf.spec b/hdf.spec
index 01a730b..d0d0974 100644
--- a/hdf.spec
+++ b/hdf.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name: hdf
-Version: 4.2.7
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Version: 4.2.8
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 Summary: A general purpose library and file format for storing scientific data
 License: BSD
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 15 2012 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> 4.2.8-1
+- Update to 4.2.8
+
 * Thu Jul 19 2012 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 4.2.7-3
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_18_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 8e7c3dd..9f870b5 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-5217b131bfe04a16fc2acad4645b79dc  hdf-4.2.7.tar.bz2
+380c67592e118423dc123cd4214a2cd9  hdf-4.2.8.tar.bz2