diff --git a/libgpgme.spec b/libgpgme.spec
index f12139b..e4539a3 100644
--- a/libgpgme.spec
+++ b/libgpgme.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          libgpgme
-Version:       1.8.0
-Release:       3mamba
+Version:       1.9.0
+Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       A library designed to make access to GnuPG easier for applications
 Group:         System/Libraries
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ Currently it uses GnuPG as its backend but the API isn't restricted to this engi
 #-D -T
 #:<< _EOF
 
-%patch0 -p1
+#%patch0 -p1
 
 # build workaround: require python 3.3
 sed -i "s|3\.4|3.3|" configure.ac
@@ -132,10 +132,10 @@ exit 0
 %files -n python-gpg
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %{python3_sitelib}/gpg/install_files.txt
-%{python27_sitearch}/gpg-1.8.0-py2.7.egg-info
+%{python27_sitearch}/gpg-%{version}-py2.7.egg-info
 %dir %{python27_sitearch}/gpg
 %{python27_sitearch}/gpg/*
-%{python3_sitearch}/gpg-1.8.0-py3.3.egg-info
+%{python3_sitearch}/gpg-%{version}-py3.3.egg-info
 %dir %{python3_sitearch}/gpg
 %{python3_sitearch}/gpg/*
 
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ exit 0
 %{_bindir}/gpgme-tool
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Apr 09 2017 Ercole 'ercolinux' Carpanetto <ercole69@gmail.com> 1.9.0-1mamba
+- update to 1.9.0
+
 * Mon Jan 02 2017 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 1.8.0-3mamba
 - -devel: require libqgpgme