diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 295993c..87822af 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-gtkmm-2.8.1.tar.bz2
+gtkmm-2.8.3.tar.bz2
diff --git a/gtkmm.spec b/gtkmm.spec
index 10930de..11cb2c8 100644
--- a/gtkmm.spec
+++ b/gtkmm.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:           gtkmm24
-Version:        2.8.1
+Version:        2.8.3
 Release:        1
 
 Summary:        C++ interface for GTK2 (a GUI library for X)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ This package contains the full API documentation for %{name}.
 
 
 %build
-%configure --disable-static --enable-shared --disable-examples --disable-demos
+%configure %{!?_with_static: --disable-static} --enable-shared --disable-examples --disable-demos
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{_includedir}/atkmm-1.6
 %{_includedir}/gdkmm-2.4
 %{_includedir}/pangomm-1.4
+%{?_with_static: %{_libdir}/*.a}
 %{_libdir}/*.so
 %{_libdir}/gtkmm-2.4
 %{_libdir}/gdkmm-2.4
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Feb 28 2006 Denis Leroy <denis@poolshark.org> - 2.8.3-1
+- Update to version 2.8.3
+- Added optional macro to compile static libs
+
 * Fri Nov 25 2005 Denis Leroy <denis@poolshark.org> - 2.8.1-1
 - Update to gtkmm 2.8.1
 - Disabled static libraries build
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 5e30fdb..c25db34 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-194d4a21368f92061fd3f68acf3a7c8d  gtkmm-2.8.1.tar.bz2
+578dca71e56db17f400abd21ca8e7ce5  gtkmm-2.8.3.tar.bz2