diff --git a/libgit2.spec b/libgit2.spec
index bff7b6a..2ec414f 100644
--- a/libgit2.spec
+++ b/libgit2.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%define major 1.7
+%define major 1.8
 %define libname %mklibname git2_ %{major}
 %define devname %mklibname git2 -d