diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a45c9cc..d178a74 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 /marked-0.2.8.tgz
 /tests-v0.2.8.tar.bz2
+/marked-0.2.9.tgz
+/tests-v0.2.9.tar.bz2
diff --git a/dl-tests.sh b/dl-tests.sh
index b25b1b2..daf1cfd 100755
--- a/dl-tests.sh
+++ b/dl-tests.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-tag=v0.2.8
+tag=v0.2.9
 
 set -e
 
diff --git a/marked.spec b/marked.spec
index c00505e..297e30d 100644
--- a/marked.spec
+++ b/marked.spec
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 %global enable_tests 0
 
 Name:       marked
-Version:    0.2.8
-Release:    3%{?dist}
+Version:    0.2.9
+Release:    1%{?dist}
 Summary:    A markdown parser for Node.js built for speed
 License:    MIT
 Group:      System Environment/Libraries
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ BuildRequires:  nodejs-devel
 
 %if 0%{?enable_tests}
 BuildRequires:  npm(express)
+BuildRequires:  npm(markdown)
+BuildRequires:  npm(robotskirt)
+BuildRequires:  npm(showdown)
 %endif
 
 %description
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ install -p -D -m0644 man/marked.1 \
 # def_blocks and double_link are also known to fail:
 # https://github.com/chjj/marked/issues/136#issuecomment-15016714
 
-cp -pr %{nodejs_sitelib} .
+ln -sf %{nodejs_sitelib} .
 %__nodejs ./test/
 %endif
 
@@ -91,6 +94,9 @@ cp -pr %{nodejs_sitelib} .
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May 31 2013 Jamie Nguyen <jamielinux@fedoraproject.org> - 0.2.9-1
+- update to upstream release 0.2.9
+
 * Sun Mar 17 2013 Jamie Nguyen <jamielinux@fedoraproject.org> - 0.2.8-3
 - add further information about test failures (all known to fail)
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 95ece2d..be83c79 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-729305a61c3c739039ede41c802a75c6  marked-0.2.8.tgz
-ebc9669eadecbc1b839528dbf40e4e3f  tests-v0.2.8.tar.bz2
+a500ddbd037186ae2c980facb4f8da23  marked-0.2.9.tgz
+b5a7cc426be48d7987e7f5b0b4f24ea1  tests-v0.2.9.tar.bz2