diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index ee9b503..09fc017 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ gamin-0.1.4.tar.gz
 gamin-0.1.5.tar.gz
 gamin-0.1.6.tar.gz
 gamin-0.1.7.tar.gz
+gamin-0.1.8.tar.gz
diff --git a/gamin.spec b/gamin.spec
index 8e0c853..b8ee142 100644
--- a/gamin.spec
+++ b/gamin.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: Library providing the FAM File Alteration Monitor API
 Name: gamin
-Version: 0.1.7
-Release: 7%{?dist}
+Version: 0.1.8
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: LGPL
 Group: Development/Libraries
 Source: gamin-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -12,15 +12,6 @@ Provides: fam
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel python python-devel
 BuildRequires: automake, libtool
 
-Patch1:         gamin-dont-close-fd.patch
-Patch2:         gamin-stdin-devnull.patch
-Patch3:         gamin-flush-buffer-on-reset.patch
-Patch4:         gamin-0.1.7-sigaction.patch
-Patch5:         gamin-new-inotify-backend.patch
-Patch6:         gamin-inotify-fix.patch
-Patch7:         gamin-timer-on-demand.patch
-Patch8:         gamin-no-timers.patch
-
 %description
 This C library provides an API and ABI compatible file alteration
 monitor mechanism compatible with FAM but not dependent on a system wide
@@ -52,15 +43,6 @@ of the gamin package.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
-%patch1 -p0 -b .dont-close-fd
-%patch2 -p0 -b .stdin-devnull
-%patch3 -p0 -b .flush-buffer-on-reset
-%patch4 -p1 -b .sigaction
-%patch5 -p1 -b .new-inotify-backend
-%patch6 -p0 -b .inotify-fix
-%patch7 -p1 -b .timer-on-demand
-%patch8 -p0 -b .no-timers
-
 %build
 autoreconf --force --install
 %configure
@@ -108,6 +90,9 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}
 %doc doc/python.html
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Oct 31 2006 Daniel Veillard <veillard@redhat.com> - 0.1.8-1
+- made new upstream release, that should include all the existing patches
+
 * Fri Sep  8 2006 Alexander Larsson <alexl@redhat.com> - 0.1.7-7
 - Fix problems in new inotify backend (#205731)
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 184be13..6612041 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1a1991ffa749b7dc2cc0573d6a2867b8  gamin-0.1.7.tar.gz
+985022c8b1b993e471d528fd0e14ffbe  gamin-0.1.8.tar.gz