diff --git a/python-markdown.spec b/python-markdown.spec
index 6505929..fbbf996 100644
--- a/python-markdown.spec
+++ b/python-markdown.spec
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 %global pkgname markdown
 
 Name:           python-%{pkgname}
-Version:        2.6.7
-Release:        2%{?dist}
+Version:        2.6.8
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        Markdown implementation in Python
 License:        BSD
 URL:            https://pythonhosted.org/%{srcname}/
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun Jan 29 2017 Thomas Moschny <thomas.moschny@gmx.de> - 2.6.8-1
+- Update to 2.6.8.
+
 * Mon Dec 19 2016 Miro Hrončok <mhroncok@redhat.com> - 2.6.7-2
 - Rebuild for Python 3.6
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 708f1a5..3ced097 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-a06f1c5d462b32e0e8da014e9eebb0d9  Markdown-2.6.7.tar.gz
+SHA512 (Markdown-2.6.8.tar.gz) = 85c1a16ebb50af79f378eb2fa936342df6174a4f597a74fee6d0495ef2bc4c7c8337463799e427cb6788b3429e400309958b5c4784f536593047ab2e47ac7c23