diff --git a/mecab.spec b/mecab.spec
index ec7746c..446eb3a 100644
--- a/mecab.spec
+++ b/mecab.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define		mainver		0.996
 #%%define		betaver		pre3
-%define		baserelease	7
+%define		baserelease	8
 
 # Note:
 # mecab dictionary requires mecab-devel to rebuild it,
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ cd ..
 %{_includedir}/%{name}.h
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun 24 2024 Troy Dawson <tdawson@redhat.com> - 0.996-8
+- Bump release for June 2024 mass rebuild
+
 * Thu Jan 25 2024 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 0.996-7
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_40_Mass_Rebuild