diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index b11d493..3473eda 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-abiword-2.8.0.tar.gz
-abiword-docs-2.8.0.tar.gz
+abiword-2.8.1.tar.gz
+abiword-docs-2.8.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/abiword.spec b/abiword.spec
index 2f770ea..f7af6b3 100644
--- a/abiword.spec
+++ b/abiword.spec
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 %define majorversion 2
 %define minorversion 8
-%define microversion 0
+%define microversion 1
 
 %define olpc_build 0
 
 Summary: The AbiWord word processor
 Name: abiword
 Version: %{majorversion}.%{minorversion}.%{microversion}
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 Epoch: 1
 Group: Applications/Editors
 License: GPLv2+
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@ update-desktop-database %{_datadir}/applications > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/%{name}-%{majorversion}.%{minorversion}.pc
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 29 2009 Marc Maurer <uwog@abisource.com> - 1:2.8.1-1
+- New upstream release
+
 * Mon Oct 26 2009 Marc Maurer <uwog@abisource.com> - 1:2.8.0-2
 - Build with --enable-dynamic
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index c68ef58..709b6fd 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-f61c623cdb3c3b2aed05bbc868050ddd  abiword-2.8.0.tar.gz
-226c97dec63c2423dca9a431beb58e3a  abiword-docs-2.8.0.tar.gz
+284fe25289c160c3797b527a8aacad12  abiword-2.8.1.tar.gz
+6a6d8260004280687b862e3b9777c338  abiword-docs-2.8.1.tar.gz