diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index a38989b..0de85eb 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-scons-0.97.tar.gz
+scons-0.98.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/scons.spec b/scons.spec
index f0dd81c..970787e 100644
--- a/scons.spec
+++ b/scons.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           scons
-Version:        0.97
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        0.98.0
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 
 Summary:        An Open Source software construction tool
 
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Source:         http://download.sourceforge.net/scons/scons-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 BuildArch:      noarch
 BuildRequires:  python-devel
-Requires:   	python-abi = %(%{__python} -c "import sys ; print sys.version[:3]")
 
 %description
 SCons is an Open Source software construction tool--that is, a build
@@ -58,6 +57,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Apr  5 2008 Gerard Milmeister <gemi@bluewin.ch> - 0.98-1
+- new release 0.98
+
 * Mon May 21 2007 Gerard Milmeister <gemi@bluewin.ch> - 0.97-1
 - new version 0.97
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 188c9f4..bf6f5f2 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-de530fa29e83f3b6efb618873398fa31  scons-0.97.tar.gz
+3563e8ff9e95e6c154d422a880810850  scons-0.98.0.tar.gz