diff --git a/R.spec b/R.spec
index 1f08ac9..35bca6b 100644
--- a/R.spec
+++ b/R.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 Name: R
 Version: 2.8.1
-Release: 6%{?dist}
+Release: 7%{?dist}
 Summary: A language for data analysis and graphics
 URL: http://www.r-project.org
 Source0: ftp://cran.r-project.org/pub/R/src/base/R-2/R-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -962,6 +962,9 @@ R CMD javareconf \
 %postun -n libRmath -p /sbin/ldconfig
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Mar 24 2009 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> - 2.8.1-7
+- bump for new tag
+
 * Tue Mar 24 2009 Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa@redhat.com> - 2.8.1-6
 - add profile.d scripts to set R_HOME 
 - rpmlint cleanups