diff --git a/pegtl/pegtl.spec b/pegtl/pegtl.spec
index 729188ed78..8cd9a02221 100644
--- a/pegtl/pegtl.spec
+++ b/pegtl/pegtl.spec
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG Community
 Class:        EVAL
 Group:        CompilerCompiler
 License:      MIT
-Version:      2.7.1
-Release:      20180930
+Version:      2.8.0
+Release:      20190411
 
 #   list of sources
 Source0:      https://github.com/ColinH/PEGTL/archive/%{version}.tar.gz