diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5ad6445..da73a83 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ lcms2-2.0a.tar.gz
 /lcms2-2.7rc1.tar.gz
 /lcms2-2.7rc3.tar.gz
 /lcms2-2.7.tar.gz
+/lcms2-2.8.tar.gz
diff --git a/lcms2-2.7-check.patch b/lcms2-2.7-check.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cff1804..0000000
--- a/lcms2-2.7-check.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-diff -up lcms2-2.7/testbed/Makefile.am.check lcms2-2.7/testbed/Makefile.am
---- lcms2-2.7/testbed/Makefile.am.check	2015-03-17 06:19:51.000000000 -0500
-+++ lcms2-2.7/testbed/Makefile.am	2016-03-09 10:17:26.031452857 -0600
-@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ check:
- 	if [ $(top_srcdir) != $(top_builddir) ]; then \
- 		cp $(top_srcdir)/testbed/*.ic? $(top_builddir)/testbed; \
- 	fi
--	./testcms
-+	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_builddir)/src/.libs ./testcms
- 	if [ $(top_srcdir) != $(top_builddir) ]; then \
- 		rm -f $(top_builddir)/testbed/*.ic?; \
- 	fi
-diff -up lcms2-2.7/testbed/Makefile.in.check lcms2-2.7/testbed/Makefile.in
---- lcms2-2.7/testbed/Makefile.in.check	2015-03-17 06:19:51.000000000 -0500
-+++ lcms2-2.7/testbed/Makefile.in	2016-03-09 10:18:11.521807110 -0600
-@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ check:
- 	if [ $(top_srcdir) != $(top_builddir) ]; then \
- 		cp $(top_srcdir)/testbed/*.ic? $(top_builddir)/testbed; \
- 	fi
--	./testcms
-+	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(top_builddir)/src/.libs ./testcms
- 	if [ $(top_srcdir) != $(top_builddir) ]; then \
- 		rm -f $(top_builddir)/testbed/*.ic?; \
- 	fi
diff --git a/lcms2.spec b/lcms2.spec
index 01db64f..3279786 100644
--- a/lcms2.spec
+++ b/lcms2.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           lcms2
-Version:        2.7
-Release:        4%{?dist}
+Version:        2.8
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Color Management Engine
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
 License:        MIT
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ URL:            http://www.littlecms.com/
 Source0:        http://www.littlecms.com/lcms2-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
 
-# fix 'make check', see
-# https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS/pull/63
-Patch1: lcms2-2.7-check.patch
-
 BuildRequires:  libjpeg-devel
 BuildRequires:  libtiff-devel
 BuildRequires:  zlib-devel
@@ -41,9 +37,6 @@ Development files for LittleCMS.
 %prep
 %setup -q
 
-%patch1 -p1 -b .check
-
-
 %build
 %configure --disable-static --program-suffix=2
 
@@ -95,6 +88,9 @@ rm -rf ${RPM_BUILD_ROOT}
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/lcms2.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 25 2016 Richard Hughes <richard@hughsie.com> - 2.8-1
+- Update to new upstream version.
+
 * Wed Mar 09 2016 Rex Dieter <rdieter@fedoraproject.org> - 2.7-4
 - %%files: less globs, use %%license
 - tighten subpkg deps
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index a239156..17e54c1 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-06c1626f625424a811fb4b5eb070839d  lcms2-2.7.tar.gz
+a6cd09315c153b55329bbae810b6de5b  lcms2-2.8.tar.gz