diff --git a/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.spec b/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.spec
index 136ef73..424a883 100644
--- a/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.spec
+++ b/gnome-epub-thumbnailer.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:           gnome-epub-thumbnailer
 Version:        1.6
-Release:        8%{?dist}
+Release:        9%{?dist}
 Summary:        Thumbnailers for EPub and MOBI books
 
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT install
 
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Jul 27 2022 Wolfgang Ulbrich <fedora@raveit.de> - 1.6-9
+- bump version for epel8
+
 * Thu Jul 21 2022 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.6-8
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_37_Mass_Rebuild