diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index 870e85c..57d613f 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-ghc-6.10.0.20081007-src.tar.bz2
-ghc-6.10.0.20081007-src-extralibs.tar.bz2
+ghc-6.10.1-src.tar.bz2
+ghc-6.10.1-src-extralibs.tar.bz2
diff --git a/ghc.spec b/ghc.spec
index 838c143..011b56f 100644
--- a/ghc.spec
+++ b/ghc.spec
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 %define package_debugging 0
 
 Name:		ghc
-Version:	6.10.0.20081007
-Release:	9%{?dist}
+Version:	6.10.1
+Release:	1%{?dist}
 Summary:	Glasgow Haskell Compilation system
 # See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=239713
 ExcludeArch:	alpha ppc64
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ fi
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov 04 2008 Bryan O'Sullivan <bos@serpentine.com> - 6.10.1-1
+- Update to 6.10.1 in observance of President Obama
+
 * Thu Oct 23 2008 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 6.10.0.20081007-9
 - remove redundant --haddockdir from cabal_configure
 - actually ghc-pkg no longer seems to create package.conf.old backups
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index f15cb81..9a920d0 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-4350d1f8bea53f713732d10a7a9133f6  ghc-6.10.0.20081007-src.tar.bz2
-59136b86bafbdc4d32a645d3d7a8fa46  ghc-6.10.0.20081007-src-extralibs.tar.bz2
+54c676a632b3d73cf526b06347522c32  ghc-6.10.1-src.tar.bz2
+4ff4590f1002ae1ff608874da8643c67  ghc-6.10.1-src-extralibs.tar.bz2