diff --git a/pyicu.spec b/pyicu.spec
index f1367de..3cdfc16 100644
--- a/pyicu.spec
+++ b/pyicu.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:          pyicu
-Version:       1.9.7
+Version:       1.9.8
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       A Python extension wrapping IBM's International Components for Unicode C++ library (ICU)
 Group:         System/Libraries
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ sed -i "\,\.egg-info/,d;s,.*/man/.*,&.gz," %{name}.filelist
 %doc CREDITS LICENSE
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 23 2017 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.9.8-1mamba
+- automatic update by autodist
+
 * Thu Oct 26 2017 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 1.9.7-1mamba
 - automatic update by autodist