diff --git a/memcached-1.2.3-save_pid_fix.patch b/memcached-1.2.3-save_pid_fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 70d5bc2..0000000
--- a/memcached-1.2.3-save_pid_fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
---- memcached-1.2.3/memcached.c.save_pid_fix	2007-08-06 07:12:55.000000000 -0700
-+++ memcached-1.2.3/memcached.c	2007-08-06 07:13:44.000000000 -0700
-@@ -2723,11 +2723,12 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv) {
-         fprintf(stderr, "failed to create listening connection");
-         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-     }
--    /* save the PID in if we're a daemon */
--    if (daemonize)
--        save_pid(getpid(), pid_file);
-     /* start up worker threads if MT mode */
-     thread_init(settings.num_threads, main_base);
-+    /* save the PID in if we're a daemon, do this after thread_init due to
-+       a file descriptor handling bug somewhere in libevent */
-+    if (daemonize)
-+        save_pid(getpid(), pid_file);
-     /* initialise clock event */
-     clock_handler(0, 0, 0);
-     /* initialise deletion array and timer event */
diff --git a/memcached.spec b/memcached.spec
index 46dfc97..d581b5a 100644
--- a/memcached.spec
+++ b/memcached.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           memcached
-Version:        1.2.3
-Release:        7%{?dist}
+Version:        1.2.8
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        High Performance, Distributed Memory Object Cache
 
 Group:          System Environment/Daemons
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ Source0:        http://www.danga.com/memcached/dist/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 # custom init script
 Source1:        memcached.sysv
 
-# Fixes
-Patch1:		memcached-1.2.3-save_pid_fix.patch
-
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
 BuildRequires:  libevent-devel
@@ -30,7 +27,6 @@ web applications by alleviating database load.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch1 -p1
 
 
 
@@ -105,6 +101,9 @@ exit 0
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jul 23 2009 Paul Lindner <lindner@mirth.inuus.com> - 1.2.8-1
+- Upgrade to memcache 1.2.8
+
 * Mon Aug  6 2007 Paul Lindner <lindner@inuus.com> - 1.2.3-7
 - Fix problem with -P and -d flag combo on x86_64
 - Fix init script for FC-6
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index c414e6d..590a666 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-efbc9ef1cf7dbc93a3ddceea541968c9  memcached-1.2.3.tar.gz
+e5a4ee04e517a5cad110f29e4490e4ab  memcached-1.2.8.tar.gz