diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eb6fb31..e80357d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 /httpclient-2.5.1.gem
 /httpclient-2.6.0.1.gem
 /httpclient-2.7.1.gem
+/httpclient-2.8.0.gem
diff --git a/rubygem-httpclient.spec b/rubygem-httpclient.spec
index e2d2b1f..e416f47 100644
--- a/rubygem-httpclient.spec
+++ b/rubygem-httpclient.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Summary:        HTTP Client interface for ruby
 Name:           rubygem-%{gem_name}
-Version:        2.7.1
+Version:        2.8.0
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Group:          Development/Languages
 License:        (Ruby or BSD) and Public Domain
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Apr 29 2016 Troy Dawson <tdawson@redhat.com> - 2.8.0-1
+- Update to 2.8.0
+
 * Tue Feb 16 2016 Troy Dawson <tdawson@redhat.com> - 2.7.1-1
 - Updated to 2.7.1
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 71fee4e..83babb5 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-d418b45d654f650c961c11efcd7a3037  httpclient-2.7.1.gem
+2a8128395e1de344989c89732ad3cd40  httpclient-2.8.0.gem