diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ef8ab51..ecd444b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ser2net-2.7.tar.gz
 /ser2net-2.8-rc2.tar.gz
+/ser2net-2.8.tar.gz
diff --git a/ser2net.spec b/ser2net.spec
index 124c388..f33218d 100644
--- a/ser2net.spec
+++ b/ser2net.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-%global prerelver rc2
-
 Name:		ser2net
 Summary: 	Proxy that allows tcp connections to serial ports
 Version:	2.8
-Release:	0.4.%{prerelver}%{?dist}
+Release:	1%{?dist}
 License:	GPLv2+
 Group:		Applications/System
-Source0:	http://download.sourceforge.net/ser2net/%{name}-%{version}-%{prerelver}.tar.gz
+Source0:	http://download.sourceforge.net/ser2net/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 Source1:	%{name}.service
 URL:		http://ser2net.sourceforge.net/
 BuildRequires:	systemd-units
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ configure the ports, a control login for modifying port parameters,
 monitoring ports, and controlling ports.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}-%{prerelver}
+%setup -q -n %{name}-%{version}
 
 %build
 %configure
@@ -63,6 +61,9 @@ install %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}
 %{_mandir}/man8/%{name}*
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar  1 2013 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 2.8-1
+- update to 2.8 final
+
 * Thu Feb 14 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 2.8-0.4.rc2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 7323335..954e20a 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-951ce68101dae200240a257b186f139f  ser2net-2.8-rc2.tar.gz
+1cffbdaad221f19dcf82681472f7f947  ser2net-2.8.tar.gz