diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f0cf277..de5cacb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ hdf5-1.8.5.tar.bz2
 /hdf5-1.8.6.tar.bz2
 /hdf5-1.8.7.tar.bz2
 /hdf5-1.8.8.tar.bz2
+/hdf5-1.8.9.tar.bz2
diff --git a/hdf5.spec b/hdf5.spec
index a96b1e8..1132b06 100644
--- a/hdf5.spec
+++ b/hdf5.spec
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # NOTE:  Try not to realease new versions to released versions of Fedora
 # You need to recompile all users of HDF5 for each version change
 Name: hdf5
-Version: 1.8.8
-Release: 9%{?dist}
+Version: 1.8.9
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 Summary: A general purpose library and file format for storing scientific data
 License: BSD
 Group: System Environment/Libraries
@@ -382,6 +382,9 @@ done
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue May 15 2012 Orion Poplawski <orion@cora.nwra.com> 1.8.9-1
+- Update to 1.8.9
+
 * Mon Feb 20 2012 Dan Horák <dan[at]danny.cz> 1.8.8-9
 - use %%{mpi_list} also for tests
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index fcad96e..7ec4e41 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ab115337d4004a3816318b993b32a52f  hdf5-1.8.8.tar.bz2
+33e105583417eff1c57fff910a53cd6f  hdf5-1.8.9.tar.bz2