diff --git a/sword.spec b/sword.spec
index 57dfd41..9540745 100644
--- a/sword.spec
+++ b/sword.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           sword
 Version:        1.8.1
-Release:        15%{?dist}
+Release:        16%{?dist}
 Summary:        Free Bible Software Project
 License:        GPLv2
 URL:            http://www.crosswire.org/sword/
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ make tests
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 03 2019 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 1.8.1-16
+- Rebuilt for Python 3.8.0rc1 (#1748018)
+
 * Mon Aug 19 2019 Jaak Ristioja <jaak@ristioja.ee> - 1.8.1-15
 - Fixed conflicting integer types being defined