diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6590cd8..5e1f06f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ plymouth-0.8.4.tar.bz2
 /plymouth-0.8.6.1.tar.bz2
 /plymouth-0.8.6.2.tar.bz2
 /plymouth-0.8.7.tar.bz2
+/plymouth-0.8.8.tar.bz2
diff --git a/plymouth.spec b/plymouth.spec
index 7d1576c..a5b7e20 100644
--- a/plymouth.spec
+++ b/plymouth.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Summary: Graphical Boot Animation and Logger
 Name: plymouth
-Version: 0.8.7
+Version: 0.8.8
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Base
@@ -504,6 +504,10 @@ fi
 %defattr(-, root, root)
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct 26 2012 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> 0.8.8-1
+- Latest upstream release
+- includes systemd fixes and system update fixes
+
 * Tue Aug 21 2012 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> 0.8.7-1
 - Latest upstream release
 - includes systemd fixes
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index dd5dea0..597a589 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9f2ac7a9982198d32a8e083d5d8fb4cb  plymouth-0.8.7.tar.bz2
+38f5e613e5ab17806b950cee2d0d0d4e  plymouth-0.8.8.tar.bz2