diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 4507054..379f7b2 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 spectool-1.0.10.tar.bz2
-rpmdevtools-7.8.tar.xz
+rpmdevtools-7.9.tar.xz
diff --git a/rpmdevtools.spec b/rpmdevtools.spec
index 6a33cae..b0ddcbb 100644
--- a/rpmdevtools.spec
+++ b/rpmdevtools.spec
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 %global spectool_version   1.0.10
 
 Name:           rpmdevtools
-Version:        7.8
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        7.9
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        RPM Development Tools
 
 Group:          Development/Tools
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu May 20 2010 Ville Skyttä <ville.skytta@iki.fi> - 7.9-1
+- Update to 7.9, fixes #588313 and #589705.
+
 * Fri Apr 16 2010 Ville Skyttä <ville.skytta@iki.fi> - 7.8-2
 - Require %%{_bindir}/man instead of man (#582932).
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index ddf2c5b..9131e6b 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 d193612122f297ee4b37f1b04f605768  spectool-1.0.10.tar.bz2
-a495921f4c05cc92018f61cccf6fdfbf  rpmdevtools-7.8.tar.xz
+48b0c77432b2f2dfa8d8e67c2f565e7d  rpmdevtools-7.9.tar.xz