diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 80f811d..e4d07e2 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ Summary: The Linux kernel
 # The next upstream release sublevel (base_sublevel+1)
 %define upstream_sublevel %(echo $((%{base_sublevel} + 1)))
 # The rc snapshot level
-%global rcrev 7
+%global rcrev 8
 # The git snapshot level
-%define gitrev 4
+%define gitrev 0
 # Set rpm version accordingly
 %define rpmversion 4.%{upstream_sublevel}.0
 %endif
@@ -2168,6 +2168,9 @@ fi
 #
 #
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 05 2016 Laura Abbott <labbott@fedoraproject.org> - 4.9.0-0.rc8.git0.1
+- Linux v4.9-rc8
+
 * Mon Dec 05 2016 Laura Abbott <labbott@fedoraproject.org>
 - Disable debugging options.
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index bfa2d6b..efa8893 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 c1af0afbd3df35c1ccdc7a5118cd2d07  linux-4.8.tar.xz
 0dad03f586e835d538d3e0d2cbdb9a28  perf-man-4.8.tar.gz
-494621f869edb41dc1e71ae9bd9c525d  patch-4.9-rc7.xz
-085a3b9225f085a305ba090faf9adfc6  patch-4.9-rc7-git4.xz
+0325bf5c99db7ad4317707afe23aa954  patch-4.9-rc8.xz