diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 4dcb2f9..2e0d790 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-avogadro-0.8.1.tar.bz2
+avogadro-0.9.0.tar.bz2
diff --git a/avogadro.spec b/avogadro.spec
index 91f7bed..0dfac2d 100644
--- a/avogadro.spec
+++ b/avogadro.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name:           avogadro
-Version:        0.8.1
-Release:        6%{?dist}
-Summary:        Avogadro is an advanced Molecular editor
+Version:        0.9.0
+Release:        1%{?dist}
+Summary:        An advanced molecular editor for chemical purposes
 
 Group:          Applications/Editors
 License:        GPLv2
@@ -10,20 +10,19 @@ Source0:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.
 Source1:        %{name}.desktop
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
 
-BuildRequires:  cmake >= 2.4.5
-BuildRequires:  qt4-devel >= 4.3.0
-BuildRequires:  eigen-devel >= 1.0.5
+BuildRequires:  cmake >= 2.6.0
+BuildRequires:  qt-devel >= 4.4.0
+BuildRequires:  eigen2-devel >= 2.0-0.9.beta6
 BuildRequires:  openbabel-devel >= 2.2.0
-BuildRequires:  python-devel >= 2.5.1
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  docbook-utils
 BuildRequires:  docbook-utils-pdf
 
 %description
-Avogadro is an advanced molecular editor designed
-for cross-platform use in computational chemistry,
+An advanced molecular editor designed for 
+cross-platform use in computational chemistry,
 molecular modeling, bioinformatics, materials science,
-and related areas. It offers flexible rendering and
+and related areas, which offers flexible rendering and
 a powerful plugin architecture.
 
 
@@ -109,6 +108,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 22 2009 Sebastian Dziallas <sebastian@when.com> 0.9.0-1
+- update to new release
+
 * Sun Sep 14 2008 Sebastian Dziallas <sebastian@when.com> 0.8.1-6
 - add handbook to docs
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 4325eeb..c6c150d 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a74d11a9a8240d018db8638e82dd915c  avogadro-0.8.1.tar.bz2
+ee4b33dc12c92429bee1ba45787d8b5b  avogadro-0.9.0.tar.bz2