diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 933fa5c..66ffb36 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ gtk+-2.21.5.tar.bz2
 /gtk+-2.24.5.tar.xz
 /gtk+-2.24.6.tar.xz
 /gtk+-2.24.7.tar.xz
+/gtk+-2.24.8.tar.xz
diff --git a/gtk2.spec b/gtk2.spec
index deedc60..2f3adb7 100644
--- a/gtk2.spec
+++ b/gtk2.spec
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 
 Summary: The GIMP ToolKit (GTK+), a library for creating GUIs for X
 Name: gtk2
-Version: 2.24.7
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Version: 2.24.8
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 License: LGPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
 URL: http://www.gtk.org
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ Patch8: tooltip-positioning.patch
 #Patch14: gtk2-landscape-pdf-print.patch
 # https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=611313
 Patch15: window-dragging.patch
-Patch16: gtk2-schar.patch
-# https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=662633
-# merged for 2.24.8
-Patch17: 0a0fd5af99f2ae9b0f8cc6b943b98b7be43ed723.patch
 
 BuildRequires: atk-devel >= %{atk_version}
 BuildRequires: glib2-devel >= %{glib2_version}
@@ -159,8 +155,6 @@ This package contains developer documentation for the GTK+ widget toolkit.
 %patch8 -p1 -b .tooltip-positioning
 #%patch14 -p1 -b .landscape-pdf-print
 %patch15 -p1 -b .window-dragging
-%patch16 -p1 -b .schar
-%patch17 -p1 -b .toolbar-arrow-button
 
 %build
 (if ! test -x configure; then NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh; CONFIGFLAGS=--enable-gtk-doc; fi;
@@ -347,6 +341,9 @@ fi
 %doc tmpdocs/examples
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov 23 2011 Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com> - 2.24.8-1
+- Update to 2.24.8
+
 * Wed Nov 02 2011 Bill Nottingham <notting@redhat.com> - 2.24.7-3
 - add upstream patch for #749541/b.g.o #662633
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 97027e1..08df52e 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-719df30b5076a0e37b62f968a5e1312c  gtk+-2.24.7.tar.xz
+5408d4a70ac132f7c439d7de40e83aff  gtk+-2.24.8.tar.xz