diff --git a/cpprest.spec b/cpprest.spec
index 62f5297..ca76a64 100644
--- a/cpprest.spec
+++ b/cpprest.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 %define minor 10
 Name:           cpprest
 Version:        2.10.8
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        C++ REST library
 License:        MIT
 Url:            https://github.com/Microsoft/cpprestsdk
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ Patch2:         cpprest-2.10.0-disable-tests-long-timeouts.patch
 Patch3:         cpprest-2.9.1-disable-test-extract_floating_point.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  boost-devel >= 1.55
+# The lowest version in currently supported Fedora was tested under F27: brotli-devel 0.6.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libbrotlidec) >= 0.6.0
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libbrotlienc) >= 0.6.0
 BuildRequires:  cmake >= 3.1
 BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(openssl) >= 1.0
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ cd Release
 mkdir build.release
 cd build.release
 export CXXFLAGS="%{optflags} -Wl,--as-needed"
-%cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWERROR=OFF -DCPPREST_EXPORT_DIR=cmake/cpprestsdk
+%cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DWERROR=OFF -DCPPREST_EXPORT_DIR=cmake/cpprestsdk -DCPPREST_EXCLUDE_BROTLI=OFF
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install
@@ -86,6 +89,11 @@ cd Release/build.release/Binaries
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 15 2018 Wolfgang Stöggl <c72578@yahoo.de> - 2.10.8-2
+- Enable brotli HTTP compression
+  add BR: pkgconfig(libbrotlidec), pkgconfig(libbrotlienc)
+  add -DCPPREST_EXCLUDE_BROTLI=OFF to cmake
+
 * Wed Nov 14 2018 Wolfgang Stöggl <c72578@yahoo.de> - 2.10.8-1
 - New upstream version