diff --git a/lorax.spec b/lorax.spec
index 23a7db46..c8db81de 100644
--- a/lorax.spec
+++ b/lorax.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %define debug_package %{nil}
 
 Name:           lorax
-Version:        28.8
+Version:        28.9
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Tool for creating the anaconda install images
 
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ make DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT mandir=%{_mandir} install
 
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Mar 15 2018 Brian C. Lane <bcl@redhat.com> 28.9-1
+- Update default releasever to Fedora 28 (bcl@redhat.com)
+- Update Copyright year to 2018 in Sphinx docs (bcl@redhat.com)
+- make docs now also builds html (bcl@redhat.com)
+
 * Mon Feb 26 2018 Brian C. Lane <bcl@redhat.com> 28.8-1
 - cleanup: don't remove libgstgl (dusty@dustymabe.com)
 
diff --git a/rel-eng/packages/lorax b/rel-eng/packages/lorax
index 3882ebdd..170f5f84 100644
--- a/rel-eng/packages/lorax
+++ b/rel-eng/packages/lorax
@@ -1 +1 @@
-28.8-1 ./
+28.9-1 ./