diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b95f74d..10d3678 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ pungi-2.1.2.tar.bz2
 /pungi-2.4.tar.bz2
 /pungi-2.5.tar.bz2
 /pungi-2.6.tar.bz2
+/pungi-2.8.tar.bz2
diff --git a/pungi.spec b/pungi.spec
index 352eb7d..96d47d1 100644
--- a/pungi.spec
+++ b/pungi.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %{!?python_sitelib: %define python_sitelib %(%{__python} -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print get_python_lib()")}
 
 Name:           pungi
-Version:        2.6
+Version:        2.8
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Distribution compose tool
 
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 18 2011 Jesse Keating <jkeating@redhat.com> - 2.8-1
+- Always re-init the yum object (#717089)
+
+* Mon May 16 2011 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us> - 2.7-1
+- add --isfinal for turning off the betanag
+
 * Fri Apr 29 2011 Jesse Keating <jkeating@redhat.com> - 2.6-1
-- Only init yum if we haven't already (jkeating)
-- Add the repo from topdir to our yumobject for lorax. (jkeating)
-- only filter the arch list on x86_64 we cant do it on sparc and ppc. it really
-  only makes sense on x86_64. (dennis)
-- allow source isos to be generated,  there is no split media support (dennis)
-- Add an option to allow only grabbing the best provides for a particular
-  depenedency, instead of all. (notting)
+- Make sure lorax makes use of our gathered repo
 
 * Wed Jan 12 2011 Jesse Keating <jkeating@redhat.com> - 2.5-1
 - Use Lorax instead of buildinstall (mgracik)
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index bf6b0b6..ed1e2cf 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-4c0d78d17a10e5473b486809dcafab75  pungi-2.6.tar.bz2
+035c67fd1b3089cece15f0081aa2e492  pungi-2.8.tar.bz2