diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c511292..84fd31e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -51,3 +51,4 @@ openscap-0.6.0.tar.gz
 /openscap-1.2.6.tar.gz
 /openscap-1.2.7.tar.gz
 /openscap-1.2.8.tar.gz
+/openscap-1.2.9.tar.gz
diff --git a/openscap.spec b/openscap.spec
index 548521b..55847ef 100644
--- a/openscap.spec
+++ b/openscap.spec
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 restorecon -R /usr/bin/oscap /usr/libexec/openscap; \
 
 Name:           openscap
-Version:        1.2.8
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        1.2.9
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Set of open source libraries enabling integration of the SCAP line of standards
 Group:          System Environment/Libraries
 License:        LGPLv2+
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{oscapdocker_pysitelib}/oscap_docker_python/*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Apr 22 2016 Martin Preisler <mpreisle@redhat.com> - 1.2.9-1
+- upgrade to the latest upstream release
+
 * Thu Feb 04 2016 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.2.8-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_24_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 02cb3f9..b42081f 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-d26a148d834635363ac8cdd707828302  openscap-1.2.8.tar.gz
+6a07b94d2d92dfec2818556ca117147a  openscap-1.2.9.tar.gz