diff --git a/nfs-ganesha.spec b/nfs-ganesha.spec
index 95a49c6..f1b6bf7 100644
--- a/nfs-ganesha.spec
+++ b/nfs-ganesha.spec
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ Requires: sles-release >= 12
 %bcond_without system_ntirpc
 %global use_system_ntirpc %{on_off_switch system_ntirpc}
 
-%global		dev rc7
-%global		dash_dev_version 2.5-rc7
+%global		dev rc8
+%global		dash_dev_version 2.5-rc8
 
 Name:		nfs-ganesha
 Version:	2.5.0
-Release:	0.7%{?dev:%{dev}}%{?dist}
+Release:	0.8%{?dev:%{dev}}%{?dist}
 Summary:	NFS-Ganesha is a NFS Server running in user space
 Group:		Applications/System
 License:	LGPLv3+
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ BuildRequires:	libblkid-devel
 BuildRequires:	libuuid-devel
 BuildRequires:	gcc-c++
 %if %{with system_ntirpc}
-BuildRequires:	libntirpc-devel >= 1.5.1
+BuildRequires:	libntirpc-devel >= 1.5.2
 %endif
 %if ( 0%{?fedora} )
 # this should effectively be a no-op, as all Fedora installs should have it
@@ -597,26 +597,29 @@ exit 0
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Tue May 30 2017 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle at redhat.com> 2.5.0-0.8rc8
+- nfs-ganesha 2.5 rc8, with libntirpc-1.5.2
+
 * Mon May 22 2017 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle at redhat.com> 2.5.0-0.7rc7
-- nfs-ganesha 2.5rc7
+- nfs-ganesha 2.5 rc7
 
 * Sun May 14 2017 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle at redhat.com> 2.5.0-0.6rc6
-- nfs-ganesha 2.5rc6
+- nfs-ganesha 2.5 rc6
 
 * Thu May 11 2017 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle at redhat.com> 2.5.0-0.5rc5
-- nfs-ganesha 2.5rc5
+- nfs-ganesha 2.5 rc5
 
 * Wed May 10 2017 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle at redhat.com> 2.5.0-0.4rc4
 - rebuild with libntirpc-1.5.1
 
 * Mon May 8 2017 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle at redhat.com> 2.5.0-0.3rc4
-- nfs-ganesha 2.5rc4
+- nfs-ganesha 2.5 rc4
 
 * Mon May 1 2017 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle at redhat.com> 2.5.0-0.2rc3
-- nfs-ganesha 2.5rc3
+- nfs-ganesha 2.5 rc3
 
 * Mon Apr 24 2017 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle at redhat.com> 2.5.0-0.1rc2
-- nfs-ganesha 2.5rc2
+- nfs-ganesha 2.5 rc2
 
 * Wed Apr 19 2017 Kaleb S. KEITHLEY <kkeithle at redhat.com> 2.4.5-2
 - nfs-ganesha 2.4.5 GA, w/ RGW again (cephfs-10.2.7)
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 9335480..07f7a60 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-SHA512 (nfs-ganesha-2.5-rc6.tar.gz) = 10d0617c3d293c18119a18b2d4b7df18d54bfa4073265189b0d4eaf344392f6d96f435ff77e5d7d226cbb8d9f2395320047118e63956232fbbd2e8f248966299
-SHA512 (nfs-ganesha-2.5-rc7.tar.gz) = b6cfafa52469e3304c298aaff438029318163c2ee6f06fc2b76dd250ae4cced7554bf9bffba03d924106ca14e350cf61e0657a8fb377f647d3ef474181eeb6d0
+SHA512 (nfs-ganesha-2.5-rc8.tar.gz) = 4a2cfdf4303dd4687dea3b30505e2f978ccacf191e3383cdca3b3f3c234d284a342bfffc222b97d08365807bed96b7aa9f9dd20831a1bbeafcb35eadb35b0b43