diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0dae839..a197e7f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 /mvel2-2.2.2.Final.tar.gz
 /mvel2-2.2.6.Final.tar.gz
 /mvel2-2.2.7.Final.tar.gz
+/mvel2-2.2.8.Final.tar.gz
diff --git a/mvel-2.2.7.Final-tests.patch b/mvel-2.2.7.Final-tests.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 4cc6dc5..0000000
--- a/mvel-2.2.7.Final-tests.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,101 +0,0 @@
-diff -Nru mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/classes/ClassTests.java mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/classes/ClassTests.java
---- mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/classes/ClassTests.java	2015-09-28 18:09:36.000000000 +0200
-+++ mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/classes/ClassTests.java	2016-02-11 17:14:27.689737089 +0100
-@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
-   private final String dir = "src/test/java/" + getClass().getPackage().getName().replaceAll("\\.", "/");
- 
-   public void testScript() throws IOException {
--    final Object o = MVEL.evalFile(new File(dir + "/demo.mvel"), new HashMap<String, Object>());
-+    //final Object o = MVEL.evalFile(new File(dir + "/demo.mvel"), new HashMap<String, Object>());
-   }
- 
- }
-diff -Nru mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/ArraysTests.java mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/ArraysTests.java
---- mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/ArraysTests.java	2015-09-28 18:09:36.000000000 +0200
-+++ mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/ArraysTests.java	2016-02-11 17:24:28.945306361 +0100
-@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@
-   }
- 
-   public void testArrayDefinitionWithCoercion() {
--    double[] d = (double[]) MVEL.executeExpression(MVEL.compileExpression("new double[] { 1,2,3,4 }"));
--    assertEquals(2d,
--        d[1]);
-+    //double[] d = (double[]) MVEL.executeExpression(MVEL.compileExpression("new double[] { 1,2,3,4 }"));
-+    //assertEquals(2d,
-+    //    d[1]);
-   }
- 
-   public void testArrayDefinitionWithCoercion2() {
--    float[] d = (float[]) MVEL.executeExpression( MVEL.compileExpression( "new float[] { 1,2,3,4 }" ) );
--    assertEquals(2f,
--        d[1]);
-+    //float[] d = (float[]) MVEL.executeExpression( MVEL.compileExpression( "new float[] { 1,2,3,4 }" ) );
-+    //assertEquals(2f,
-+    //    d[1]);
-   }
- 
-   public void testArrayCreation2() {
-diff -Nru mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/CoreConfidenceTests.java mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/CoreConfidenceTests.java
---- mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/CoreConfidenceTests.java	2015-09-28 18:09:36.000000000 +0200
-+++ mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/CoreConfidenceTests.java	2016-02-11 17:14:27.690737032 +0100
-@@ -3382,6 +3382,7 @@
-   public void testNestedEnumFromJar() throws ClassNotFoundException,
-       SecurityException,
-       NoSuchFieldException {
-+/*
-     String expr = "EventRequest.Status.ACTIVE";
- 
-     // creating a classloader for the jar
-@@ -3413,6 +3414,7 @@
-     Object result = MVEL.executeExpression(compiled);
- 
-     assertNotNull(result);
-+*/
-   }
- 
-   public void testContextObjMethodCall() {
-@@ -3425,8 +3427,8 @@
-     ExecutableStatement stmt = (ExecutableStatement) MVEL.compileExpression(str, pctx);
-     Bar ctx = new Bar();
-     ctx.setName("bob");
--    Boolean result = (Boolean) MVEL.executeExpression(stmt, ctx);
--    assertTrue(result);
-+    //Boolean result = (Boolean) MVEL.executeExpression(stmt, ctx);
-+    //assertTrue(result);
-   }
- 
-   public void testMapAccessWithNestedMethodCall() {
-@@ -3440,8 +3442,8 @@
- 
-     POJO ctx = new POJO();
-     ctx.getMap().put("1", "one");
--    Boolean result = (Boolean) MVEL.executeExpression(stmt, ctx);
--    assertTrue(result);
-+    //Boolean result = (Boolean) MVEL.executeExpression(stmt, ctx);
-+    //assertTrue(result);
-   }
- 
-   public void testMapAccessWithNestedProperty() {
-@@ -3455,8 +3457,8 @@
- 
-     POJO ctx = new POJO();
-     ctx.getMap().put("1", "one");
--    Boolean result = (Boolean) MVEL.executeExpression(stmt, ctx);
--    assertTrue(result);
-+    //Boolean result = (Boolean) MVEL.executeExpression(stmt, ctx);
-+    //assertTrue(result);
-   }
- 
-   public void testArrays() {
-diff -Nru mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/WithTests.java mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/WithTests.java
---- mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/WithTests.java	2015-09-28 18:09:36.000000000 +0200
-+++ mvel-mvel2-2.2.7.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/WithTests.java	2016-02-11 17:14:27.691736975 +0100
-@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
- 
-     Serializable s = MVEL.compileExpression(expr);
- 
--    assertEquals("foo", MVEL.executeExpression(s));
-+    //assertEquals("foo", MVEL.executeExpression(s));
-   }
- 
-   public void testWithAndEnumInPackageImport() {
diff --git a/mvel-2.2.8.Final-tests.patch b/mvel-2.2.8.Final-tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..626c98f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mvel-2.2.8.Final-tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+diff -Nru mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/classes/ClassTests.java mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/classes/ClassTests.java
+--- mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/classes/ClassTests.java	2016-03-22 14:39:33.000000000 +0100
++++ mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/classes/ClassTests.java	2016-10-17 11:36:24.922633715 +0200
+@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
+   private final String dir = "src/test/java/" + getClass().getPackage().getName().replaceAll("\\.", "/");
+ 
+   public void testScript() throws IOException {
+-    final Object o = MVEL.evalFile(new File(dir + "/demo.mvel"), new HashMap<String, Object>());
++    //final Object o = MVEL.evalFile(new File(dir + "/demo.mvel"), new HashMap<String, Object>());
+   }
+ 
+ }
+diff -Nru mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/ArraysTests.java mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/ArraysTests.java
+--- mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/ArraysTests.java	2016-03-22 14:39:33.000000000 +0100
++++ mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/ArraysTests.java	2016-10-17 11:36:24.922633715 +0200
+@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@
+   }
+ 
+   public void testArrayDefinitionWithCoercion() {
+-    double[] d = (double[]) MVEL.executeExpression(MVEL.compileExpression("new double[] { 1,2,3,4 }"));
+-    assertEquals(2d,
+-        d[1]);
++    //double[] d = (double[]) MVEL.executeExpression(MVEL.compileExpression("new double[] { 1,2,3,4 }"));
++    //assertEquals(2d,
++    //    d[1]);
+   }
+ 
+   public void testArrayDefinitionWithCoercion2() {
+-    float[] d = (float[]) MVEL.executeExpression( MVEL.compileExpression( "new float[] { 1,2,3,4 }" ) );
+-    assertEquals(2f,
+-        d[1]);
++    //float[] d = (float[]) MVEL.executeExpression( MVEL.compileExpression( "new float[] { 1,2,3,4 }" ) );
++    //assertEquals(2f,
++    //    d[1]);
+   }
+ 
+   public void testArrayCreation2() {
+diff -Nru mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/CoreConfidenceTests.java mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/CoreConfidenceTests.java
+--- mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/CoreConfidenceTests.java	2016-03-22 14:39:33.000000000 +0100
++++ mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/CoreConfidenceTests.java	2016-10-17 11:36:24.923633656 +0200
+@@ -3384,6 +3384,7 @@
+   public void testNestedEnumFromJar() throws ClassNotFoundException,
+       SecurityException,
+       NoSuchFieldException {
++/*
+     String expr = "EventRequest.Status.ACTIVE";
+ 
+     // creating a classloader for the jar
+@@ -3415,6 +3416,7 @@
+     Object result = MVEL.executeExpression(compiled);
+ 
+     assertNotNull(result);
++*/
+   }
+ 
+   public void testContextObjMethodCall() {
+@@ -3427,8 +3429,8 @@
+     ExecutableStatement stmt = (ExecutableStatement) MVEL.compileExpression(str, pctx);
+     Bar ctx = new Bar();
+     ctx.setName("bob");
+-    Boolean result = (Boolean) MVEL.executeExpression(stmt, ctx);
+-    assertTrue(result);
++    //Boolean result = (Boolean) MVEL.executeExpression(stmt, ctx);
++    //assertTrue(result);
+   }
+ 
+   public void testMapAccessWithNestedMethodCall() {
+@@ -3442,8 +3444,8 @@
+ 
+     POJO ctx = new POJO();
+     ctx.getMap().put("1", "one");
+-    Boolean result = (Boolean) MVEL.executeExpression(stmt, ctx);
+-    assertTrue(result);
++    //Boolean result = (Boolean) MVEL.executeExpression(stmt, ctx);
++    //assertTrue(result);
+   }
+ 
+   public void testMapAccessWithNestedProperty() {
+@@ -3457,8 +3459,8 @@
+ 
+     POJO ctx = new POJO();
+     ctx.getMap().put("1", "one");
+-    Boolean result = (Boolean) MVEL.executeExpression(stmt, ctx);
+-    assertTrue(result);
++    //Boolean result = (Boolean) MVEL.executeExpression(stmt, ctx);
++    //assertTrue(result);
+   }
+ 
+   public void testArrays() {
+diff -Nru mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/WithTests.java mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/WithTests.java
+--- mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/WithTests.java	2016-03-22 14:39:33.000000000 +0100
++++ mvel-mvel2-2.2.8.Final.tests/src/test/java/org/mvel2/tests/core/WithTests.java	2016-10-17 11:36:24.923633656 +0200
+@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
+ 
+     Serializable s = MVEL.compileExpression(expr);
+ 
+-    assertEquals("foo", MVEL.executeExpression(s));
++    //assertEquals("foo", MVEL.executeExpression(s));
+   }
+ 
+   public void testWithAndEnumInPackageImport() {
diff --git a/mvel.spec b/mvel.spec
index 1df1e3f..9c330c7 100644
--- a/mvel.spec
+++ b/mvel.spec
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 %global namedversion %{version}%{?namedreltag}
 
 Name:          mvel
-Version:       2.2.7
-Release:       2%{?dist}
+Version:       2.2.8
+Release:       1%{?dist}
 Summary:       MVFLEX Expression Language
 License:       ASL 2.0
 Url:           https://github.com/mvel
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Source0:       https://github.com/mvel/mvel/archive/%{name}2-%{namedversion}.tar
 Source1:       %{name}-script
 Patch0:        %{name}-2.2.7.Final-use-system-asm.patch
 # remove tests which require internal objectweb-asm libraries
-Patch1:        %{name}-2.2.7.Final-tests.patch
+Patch1:        %{name}-2.2.8.Final-tests.patch
 
 BuildRequires: maven-local
 BuildRequires: mvn(com.thoughtworks.xstream:xstream)
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ rm -rf src/main/java/org/mvel2/asm
 # See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1095339
 sed -i '/Unsafe/d' src/main/java/org/mvel2/util/JITClassLoader.java
 
-# Uwanted
+# Unwanted task
 %pom_remove_plugin :maven-source-plugin
 # Remove org.apache.maven.wagon:wagon-webdav:1.0-beta-2
 %pom_xpath_remove "pom:project/pom:build/pom:extensions"
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ install -pm 755 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/%{name}
 %license LICENSE.txt
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Oct 17 2016 gil cattaneo <puntogil@libero.it> 2.2.8-1
+- update to 2.2.8.Final
+
 * Thu Jun 30 2016 gil cattaneo <puntogil@libero.it> 2.2.7-2
 - add missing build requires
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 45e3870..4e8a353 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-01c93b157041bd7102bc90fdc76642e4  mvel2-2.2.7.Final.tar.gz
+057b26a3f9fee6182113fca2d9964a82  mvel2-2.2.8.Final.tar.gz