diff --git a/SPECS/gedit-plugins.spec b/SPECS/gedit-plugins.spec
index e51b89b..1753d58 100644
--- a/SPECS/gedit-plugins.spec
+++ b/SPECS/gedit-plugins.spec
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 Name:           gedit-plugins
 Version:        3.28.1
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        8%{?dist}
 Summary:        Plugins for gedit
 
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ BuildRequires:  cairo-devel
 BuildRequires:  atk-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-gobject
-BuildRequires:  pygobject3-devel
 BuildRequires:  intltool
 BuildRequires:  libpeas-devel
-BuildRequires:  dbus-python-devel
 BuildRequires:  vala
 BuildRequires:  vte291-devel
 BuildRequires:  yelp-tools
@@ -34,6 +32,9 @@ BuildRequires:  itstool
 BuildRequires:  zeitgeist-devel
 %endif
 
+Obsoletes:      gedit-plugin-synctex < 3.28.1-4%{?dist}
+Provides:       gedit-plugin-synctex = 3.28.1-4%{?dist}
+
 # this is a metapackage dragging in all the plugins
 Requires:       gedit-plugin-bookmarks
 Requires:       gedit-plugin-bracketcompletion
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ Requires:       gedit-plugin-findinfiles
 Requires:       gedit-plugin-joinlines
 Requires:       gedit-plugin-multiedit
 Requires:       gedit-plugin-smartspaces
-Requires:       gedit-plugin-synctex
 Requires:       gedit-plugin-terminal
 Requires:       gedit-plugin-textsize
 Requires:       gedit-plugin-translate
@@ -151,13 +151,6 @@ Requires:       libpeas-loader-python3%{?_isa}
 %description -n gedit-plugin-smartspaces
 The gedit smartspaces plugin.
 
-%package -n     gedit-plugin-synctex
-Summary:        gedit synctex plugin
-Requires:       %{name}-data = %{version}-%{release}
-Requires:       libpeas-loader-python3%{?_isa}
-%description -n gedit-plugin-synctex
-The gedit synctex plugin.
-
 %package -n     gedit-plugin-terminal
 Summary:        gedit terminal plugin
 Requires:       %{name}-data = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -323,11 +316,6 @@ glib-compile-schemas %{_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas &>/dev/null || :
 %{_libdir}/gedit/plugins/smartspaces.*
 %{_datadir}/appdata/gedit-smartspaces.metainfo.xml
 
-%files -n gedit-plugin-synctex
-%{_libdir}/gedit/plugins/synctex
-%{_libdir}/gedit/plugins/synctex.plugin
-%{_datadir}/appdata/gedit-synctex.metainfo.xml
-
 %files -n gedit-plugin-terminal
 %{_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas/org.gnome.gedit.plugins.terminal.gschema.xml
 %{_libdir}/gedit/plugins/__pycache__/terminal.*
@@ -360,6 +348,19 @@ glib-compile-schemas %{_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas &>/dev/null || :
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed May 01 2019 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 3.28.1-8
+- bump release for correctly start gating process
+  Related: #1698642
+
+
+* Wed May 01 2019 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 3.28.1-7
+- Add obsoletes/provides for dropped plugin
+  Related: #1698642
+
+* Mon Oct 15 2018 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 3.28.1-4
+- Drop unused dependencies
+  Resolves: #1599393
+
 * Wed Jul 11 2018 Charalampos Stratakis <cstratak@redhat.com> - 3.28.1-3
 - Remove gnome-doc-utils dependency