diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9ba5cca..a6b75ff 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 /modsecurity-crs_2.2.5.tar.gz
 /SpiderLabs-owasp-modsecurity-crs-21197fc.tar.gz
 /SpiderLabs-owasp-modsecurity-crs-v2.2.6-0-g3f85c76.tar.gz
+/owasp-modsecurity-crs-2.2.8.tar.gz
diff --git a/mod_security_crs.spec b/mod_security_crs.spec
index 2485926..14c3971 100644
--- a/mod_security_crs.spec
+++ b/mod_security_crs.spec
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-%global git_short 3f85c76
 %global with_extras 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} <= 6
 
 Summary: ModSecurity Rules
 Name: mod_security_crs
-Version: 2.2.6
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Version: 2.2.8
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: ASL 2.0
 URL: http://www.modsecurity.org/
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 
 # Use the following command to generate the tarball:
-# wget https://github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/tarball/GIT_SHORT
+# wget --content-disposition https://github.com/SpiderLabs/owasp-modsecurity-crs/archive/2.2.8.tar.gz
 
-Source: SpiderLabs-owasp-modsecurity-crs-v%{version}-0-g%{git_short}.tar.gz
+Source: owasp-modsecurity-crs-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildArch: noarch
 Requires: mod_security >= 2.7.0
 BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ This package provides supplementary rules for mod_security.
 %endif
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -n SpiderLabs-owasp-modsecurity-crs-%{git_short}
+%setup -q -n owasp-modsecurity-crs-%{version}
 
 %build
 
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 
 
 %files
-%doc CHANGELOG INSTALL LICENSE README.md
+%doc CHANGES INSTALL LICENSE README.md
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/httpd/modsecurity.d/activated_rules/*
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/httpd/modsecurity.d/modsecurity_crs_10_config.conf
 %{_prefix}/lib/modsecurity.d/base_rules
@@ -83,6 +82,11 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 02 2013 Athmane Madjoudj <athmane@fedoraproject.org> 2.2.8-1
+- Update to 2.2.8
+- Adapt the spec file to new github tarball schema.
+- Correct bugus date in the spec file.
+
 * Thu Feb 14 2013 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 2.2.6-5
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_19_Mass_Rebuild
 
@@ -119,7 +123,7 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 * Wed Jun 20 2012 Peter Vrabec <pvrabec@redhat.com> 2.2.4-3
 - "extras" subpackage is not provided on RHEL
 
-* Wed May 03 2012 Peter Vrabec <pvrabec@redhat.com> 2.2.4-2
+* Thu May 03 2012 Peter Vrabec <pvrabec@redhat.com> 2.2.4-2
 - fix fedora-review issues (#816975)
 
 * Thu Apr 19 2012 Peter Vrabec <pvrabec@redhat.com> 2.2.4-1
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 21c4c02..a04c4a4 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-99fa2a3ec391c56ac4a92b749b299f35  SpiderLabs-owasp-modsecurity-crs-v2.2.6-0-g3f85c76.tar.gz
+fdee278c02d41a1377dc20a616b2f327  owasp-modsecurity-crs-2.2.8.tar.gz