diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4f88340..399b28e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 XML-LibXML-1.70.tar.gz
 /XML-LibXML-1.74.tar.gz
+/XML-LibXML-1.88.tar.gz
diff --git a/perl-XML-LibXML.spec b/perl-XML-LibXML.spec
index 5500518..fb61d04 100644
--- a/perl-XML-LibXML.spec
+++ b/perl-XML-LibXML.spec
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ Name:           perl-XML-LibXML
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=469480
 # it might not be needed anymore
 # this module is maintained, the other is not
-Version:        1.74
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        1.88
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Epoch:          1
 Summary:        Perl interface to the libxml2 library
 
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ fi
 %{_mandir}/man3/*.3*
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Oct  2 2011 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> - 1:1.88-1
+- update to 1.88
+
 * Wed Jul 20 2011 Petr Sabata <contyk@redhat.com> - 1:1.74-2
 - Perl mass rebuild
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 3c98650..8c05bc1 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-37210f91b11e6c334a89edb46895bc1b  XML-LibXML-1.74.tar.gz
+31c0e64e0ccd7d51489aae03a29b372a  XML-LibXML-1.88.tar.gz