diff --git a/libcacard.spec b/libcacard.spec
index e7d8a0f..47fe9fa 100644
--- a/libcacard.spec
+++ b/libcacard.spec
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 Name:          libcacard
-Version:       2.7.0
+Version:       2.8.1
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       CAC (Common Access Card) library
 Group:         System/Libraries
 Vendor:        openmamba
 Distribution:  openmamba
 Packager:      Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it>
-URL:           https://www.spice-space.org/page/Libcacard
+URL:           https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard
 Source:        http://www.spice-space.org/download/libcacard/libcacard-%{version}.tar.xz
 License:       LGPL
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ BuildRequires: glibc-devel
 BuildRequires: libglib-devel
 BuildRequires: libnspr-devel
 BuildRequires: libnss-devel
-BuildRequires: libpcre-devel
 BuildRequires: libpcsclite-devel
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-END
-BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-root
+BuildRequires: softhsm
 
 %description
 CAC (Common Access Card) library
@@ -47,12 +46,13 @@ This package contains utility applications for %{name}.
 %setup -q
 
 %build
-%configure
-%make
+%meson
+
+%meson_build
 
 %install
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
-%makeinstall
+%meson_install
 
 %clean
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf "%{buildroot}"
@@ -69,16 +69,14 @@ This package contains utility applications for %{name}.
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %dir %{_includedir}/cacard
 %{_includedir}/cacard/*.h
-%{_libdir}/libcacard.la
 %{_libdir}/libcacard.so
 %{_libdir}/pkgconfig/libcacard.pc
 %doc ChangeLog NEWS README.md
 
-#%files tools
-#%defattr(-,root,root)
-#%{_bindir}/vscclient
-
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 26 2024 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 2.8.1-1mamba
+- update to 2.8.1
+
 * Mon Aug 19 2019 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 2.7.0-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist