diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 143bad2..bda7fa6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@
 /annobin-8.5.tar.xz
 /annobin-8.6.tar.xz
 /annobin-8.7.tar.xz
+/annobin-8.8.tar.xz
diff --git a/annobin.spec b/annobin.spec
index 44882ca..e2c3273 100644
--- a/annobin.spec
+++ b/annobin.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 Name:    annobin
 Summary: Binary annotation plugin for GCC
-Version: 8.7
+Version: 8.8
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 
 License: GPLv3+
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ exit 0
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jul 10 2018 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> - 8.8-1
+- Do not force the generation of function notes when -ffunction-sections is active.  (#1598961)
+
 * Mon Jul 09 2018 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> - 8.7-1
 - Skip the .annobin_ prfix when reporting symbols.  (#1599315)
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index f80064e..4ebc21d 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (annobin-8.7.tar.xz) = 41df8170302e270ee5efb168abb98b6def60494732c308e916f416bde2483a07ad307fc65b917c038e5ef93210002467bdad725b1beefd86f7baa1d4de52357f
+SHA512 (annobin-8.8.tar.xz) = f15fc5b66fef5448fcb38ce23e2a0e2826ff4b48348459ab26e4df9beb24d93a6575c47d0c455d7d13eaa9cb7537a50de11fd714850614c7586b534dda6efeb8