diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 36dc7c4..fee3f5a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@
 /setuptools-18.5.tar.gz
 /setuptools-18.6.1.tar.gz
 /setuptools-18.7.1.tar.gz
+/setuptools-18.8.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-setuptools.spec b/python-setuptools.spec
index 739a546..babf960 100644
--- a/python-setuptools.spec
+++ b/python-setuptools.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 %endif
 
 Name:           python-setuptools
-Version:        18.7.1
+Version:        18.8
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Easily build and distribute Python packages
 
@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ popd
 %endif # with_python3
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Dec 12 2015 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 18.8-1
+- Update to 18.8. Fixes bug #1290942
+
 * Fri Dec 04 2015 Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com> - 18.7.1-1
 - Update to 18.7.1. Fixes bug #1287372
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 4fbb5c6..d5c5859 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a0984da9cd8d7b582e1fd7de67dfdbcc  setuptools-18.7.1.tar.gz
+4b046c271a02adf4c42dc60cbfe3f5ba  setuptools-18.8.tar.gz