diff --git a/.cvsignore b/.cvsignore
index eef3f93..8d946a8 100644
--- a/.cvsignore
+++ b/.cvsignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-tuned-0.2.8.tar.bz2
+tuned-0.2.9.tar.bz2
diff --git a/0001-ktune-added-insufficient-user-rights.patch b/0001-ktune-added-insufficient-user-rights.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f025023..0000000
--- a/0001-ktune-added-insufficient-user-rights.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-From 98063947dd683e89e15aebca05fc464605fe479c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Thomas Woerner <twoerner@redhat.com>
-Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:00:41 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] - ktune: added insufficient user rights test to start, reload, stop and status
-   service commands
-
----
- ktune/ktune.init |    5 +++++
- 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/ktune/ktune.init b/ktune/ktune.init
-index f573b86..d5d0cb5 100644
---- a/ktune/ktune.init
-+++ b/ktune/ktune.init
-@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ revert_sysctl() {
- }
- 
- start() {
-+    [ "$EUID" != "0" ] && exit 4
-     ret=0
- 
-     load_sysctl
-@@ -159,11 +160,13 @@ start() {
- }
- 
- reload() {
-+    [ "$EUID" != "0" ] && exit 4
-     revert_sysctl
-     load_sysctl
- }
- 
- stop() {
-+    [ "$EUID" != "0" ] && exit 4
-     ret=0
- 
-     revert_sysctl
-@@ -189,6 +192,8 @@ stop() {
- }
- 
- status() {
-+    [ "$EUID" != "0" ] && exit 4
-+
-     if [ ! -f "$VAR_SUBSYS_KTUNE" ]; then
- 	echo $"ktune settings are not applied."
- 	return 3
--- 
-1.6.6
-
diff --git a/0002-logging-initialization-fix-module-inclusion.patch b/0002-logging-initialization-fix-module-inclusion.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cbfdd55..0000000
--- a/0002-logging-initialization-fix-module-inclusion.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-From 7dbf7151f37588f61f2c57fe4f374e3bd8c7d145 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Jan Vcelak <jvcelak@redhat.com>
-Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:19:51 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] logging: initialization fix, module inclusion into result rpm package
-
----
- Makefile |    1 +
- tuned    |   10 +++++-----
- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
-index 3ae3f76..ce98e08 100644
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ install:
- 	install -m 0644 tuned.py $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/$(NAME)/
- 	install -m 0644 tuned_adm.py $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/$(NAME)/
- 	install -m 0644 tuned_nettool.py $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/$(NAME)/
-+	install -m 0644 tuned_logging.py $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/$(NAME)/
- 	for file in $(FILES_tuningplugins); do \
- 		install -m 0644 $$file $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/$(NAME)/tuningplugins; \
- 	done
-diff --git a/tuned b/tuned
-index 1dda946..1fa2f57 100755
---- a/tuned
-+++ b/tuned
-@@ -22,8 +22,12 @@
- #
- 
- import sys, os.path, getopt, atexit, signal
--import logging, tuned_logging
- 
-+TUNEDDIR = "/usr/share/tuned"
-+if not TUNEDDIR in sys.path:
-+	sys.path.append(TUNEDDIR)
-+
-+import logging, tuned_logging
- log = logging.getLogger("tuned")
- 
- def usage():
-@@ -83,10 +87,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
- 		elif opt in ['-D', "--debug"]:
- 			debug = True
- 
--	TUNEDDIR = "/usr/share/tuned"
--	if not TUNEDDIR in sys.path:
--		sys.path.append(TUNEDDIR)
--
- 	from tuned import tuned
- 
- 	tuned.init(TUNEDDIR, cfgfile, debug = debug)
--- 
-1.6.6
-
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 04602dc..90aa21f 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-bee3350789bcb48604daef0634e47ece  tuned-0.2.8.tar.bz2
+355f2abf1330d4237e8368797ecaee5f  tuned-0.2.9.tar.bz2
diff --git a/tuned.spec b/tuned.spec
index f51d4a4..8135765 100644
--- a/tuned.spec
+++ b/tuned.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary: A dynamic adaptive system tuning daemon
 Name: tuned
-Version: 0.2.8
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Version: 0.2.9
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Daemons
 # The source for this package was pulled from upstream git.  Use the
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ Group: System Environment/Daemons
 #  git checkout v%{version}
 #  make archive
 Source: tuned-%{version}.tar.bz2
-# upstream git 9806394
-Patch0: 0001-ktune-added-insufficient-user-rights.patch
-# upstream git 7dbf715
-Patch1: 0002-logging-initialization-fix-module-inclusion.patch
 URL: https://fedorahosted.org/tuned/
 Buildroot: %(mktemp -ud %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-XXXXXX)
 BuildRequires: python
@@ -46,8 +42,6 @@ instead of fewer large ones).
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch0 -p1
-%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 
@@ -108,6 +102,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 01 2010 Jan Vcelak <jvcelak@redhat.com> 0.2.9-1
+- New release.
+
 * Tue Jan 26 2010 Jan Vcelak <jvcelak@redhat.com> 0.2.8-2
 - Included Thomas Woerner's patch checking user rights when executing
   ktune service commands.