diff --git a/WALinuxAgent.spec b/WALinuxAgent.spec
index 48d9bbf..c5727bc 100644
--- a/WALinuxAgent.spec
+++ b/WALinuxAgent.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           WALinuxAgent
 Version:        2.2.40
-Release:        5%{?dist}
+Release:        6%{?dist}
 Summary:        The Microsoft Azure Linux Agent
 
 License:        ASL 2.0
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ mv %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/logrotate.d/waagent.logrotate %{buildroot}%{_sysco
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Oct 03 2019 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 2.2.40-6
+- Rebuilt for Python 3.8.0rc1 (#1748018)
+
 * Wed Aug 21 2019 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 2.2.40-5
 - Rebuilt for Python 3.8