diff --git a/00111-no-static-lib.patch b/00111-no-static-lib.patch
index bc4203d..67e210b 100644
--- a/00111-no-static-lib.patch
+++ b/00111-no-static-lib.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
-index 4b093e3..1088435 100644
+index 15b020c..bc460a3 100644
 --- a/Makefile.pre.in
 +++ b/Makefile.pre.in
-@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ clinic: check-clean-src $(srcdir)/Modules/_blake2/blake2s_impl.c
+@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ clinic: check-clean-src $(srcdir)/Modules/_blake2/blake2s_impl.c
  	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) ./Tools/clinic/clinic.py --make
  
  # Build the interpreter
@@ -11,26 +11,20 @@ index 4b093e3..1088435 100644
  	$(LINKCC) $(PY_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/python.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS) $(LDLAST)
  
  platform: $(BUILDPYTHON) pybuilddir.txt
-@@ -588,18 +588,6 @@ sharedmods: $(BUILDPYTHON) pybuilddir.txt Modules/_math.o
+@@ -590,12 +590,6 @@ sharedmods: $(BUILDPYTHON) pybuilddir.txt Modules/_math.o
+ 		_TCLTK_INCLUDES='$(TCLTK_INCLUDES)' _TCLTK_LIBS='$(TCLTK_LIBS)' \
  		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) $(srcdir)/setup.py $$quiet build
  
- 
+-
 -# Build static library
--# avoid long command lines, same as LIBRARY_OBJS
 -$(LIBRARY): $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 -	-rm -f $@
--	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ Modules/getbuildinfo.o
--	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(PARSER_OBJS)
--	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(OBJECT_OBJS)
--	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(PYTHON_OBJS) Python/frozen.o
--	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(MODULE_OBJS)
--	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(MODOBJS)
--	$(RANLIB) $@
+-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 -
  libpython$(LDVERSION).so: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
  	if test $(INSTSONAME) != $(LDLIBRARY); then \
  		$(BLDSHARED) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
-@@ -689,7 +677,7 @@ Modules/Setup: $(srcdir)/Modules/Setup.dist
+@@ -685,7 +679,7 @@ Modules/Setup: $(srcdir)/Modules/Setup.dist
  		echo "-----------------------------------------------"; \
  	fi
  
@@ -39,7 +33,7 @@ index 4b093e3..1088435 100644
  	$(LINKCC) $(PY_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/_testembed.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS) $(LDLAST)
  
  ############################################################################
-@@ -1425,18 +1413,6 @@ libainstall:	@DEF_MAKE_RULE@ python-config
+@@ -1421,17 +1415,6 @@ libainstall:	@DEF_MAKE_RULE@ python-config
  		else	true; \
  		fi; \
  	done
@@ -49,7 +43,6 @@ index 4b093e3..1088435 100644
 -				$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LDLIBRARY) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL) ; \
 -			else \
 -				$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBRARY) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/$(LIBRARY) ; \
--				$(RANLIB) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/$(LIBRARY) ; \
 -			fi; \
 -		else \
 -			echo Skip install of $(LIBRARY) - use make frameworkinstall; \
diff --git a/00189-use-rpm-wheels.patch b/00189-use-rpm-wheels.patch
index cc2719b..1afdab1 100644
--- a/00189-use-rpm-wheels.patch
+++ b/00189-use-rpm-wheels.patch
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ index 4748ba4..fc02255 100644
  
 +_WHEEL_DIR = "/usr/share/python-wheels/"
  
--_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION = "39.0.1"
+-_SETUPTOOLS_VERSION = "40.6.2"
  
--_PIP_VERSION = "10.0.1"
+-_PIP_VERSION = "18.1"
 +def _get_most_recent_wheel_version(pkg):
 +    prefix = os.path.join(_WHEEL_DIR, "{}-".format(pkg))
 +    suffix = "-py2.py3-none-any.whl"
diff --git a/python36.spec b/python36.spec
index 9f509a7..62e5e38 100644
--- a/python36.spec
+++ b/python36.spec
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ URL: https://www.python.org/
 
 #  WARNING  When rebasing to a new Python version,
 #           remember to update the python3-docs package as well
-Version: %{pybasever}.7
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Version: %{pybasever}.8
+%global prerel rc1
+Release: 0.1.%{prerel}%{?dist}
 License: Python
 
 
@@ -454,8 +455,8 @@ Requires: gdbm-libs%{?_isa} >= 1:1.13
 Requires: python-setuptools-wheel
 Requires: python-pip-wheel
 %else
-Provides: bundled(python3-pip) = 10.0.1
-Provides: bundled(python3-setuptools) = 39.0.1
+Provides: bundled(python3-pip) = 18.1
+Provides: bundled(python3-setuptools) = 40.6.2
 %endif
 
 # There are files in the standard library that have python shebang.
@@ -622,8 +623,8 @@ Requires: redhat-rpm-config
 Requires: python-setuptools-wheel
 Requires: python-pip-wheel
 %else
-Provides: bundled(python3-pip) = 10.0.1
-Provides: bundled(python3-setuptools) = 39.0.1
+Provides: bundled(python3-pip) = 18.1
+Provides: bundled(python3-setuptools) = 40.6.2
 %endif
 
 # The description for the flat package
@@ -1557,6 +1558,9 @@ CheckPython optimized
 # ======================================================
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 13 2018 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3.6.8-0.1.rc1
+- Update to 3.6.8rc1
+
 * Mon Oct 22 2018 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 3.6.7-1
 - Update to 3.6.7
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 1d0fadc..cd314f0 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (Python-3.6.7.tar.xz) = 7be753046db8d12fc00f90d9c1b2edcc5ae80ac39e9d0d8d07553081a26f59a60c0d0cf6986006f0729f425d5751273110db3aa2d413d9405fafa9bd6c052fdf
+SHA512 (Python-3.6.8rc1.tar.xz) = f579544bc77aebe492733ff2644385310911eb29ccd7e20ed3ef5b3c540d7a1c5ae153ec3d323f2e95574604ae2ff4ee3de62ddbc86c1fab6a44093d99e7251d