diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fcd190a..2a20219 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ matplotlib-1.0.0-without-gpc.tar.gz
 /matplotlib-2.1.2-with-freetype-2.8.tar.gz
 /matplotlib-2.2.2.tar.gz
 /matplotlib-2.2.2-with-freetype-2.8.tar.gz
+/matplotlib-2.2.2-with-freetype-2.9.tar.gz
diff --git a/python-matplotlib.spec b/python-matplotlib.spec
index 7a0f18d..d1daaf2 100644
--- a/python-matplotlib.spec
+++ b/python-matplotlib.spec
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@
 #global rctag rc1
 
 # The version of FreeType in this Fedora branch.
+%if %{fedora} >= 29
+%global ftver 2.9
+%else
 %global ftver 2.8
+%endif
 
 Name:           python-matplotlib
 Version:        2.2.2
@@ -579,8 +583,6 @@ PYTHONPATH=%{buildroot}%{python3_sitearch} \
 %changelog
 * Sat Mar 31 2018 Elliott Sales de Andrade <quantum.analyst@gmail.com> - 2.2.2-1
 - Update to latest release
-
-* Tue Mar 13 2018 Elliott Sales de Andrade <quantum.analyst@gmail.com> - 2.1.2-4
 - Run tests in parallel
 
 * Tue Mar 13 2018 Elliott Sales de Andrade <quantum.analyst@gmail.com> - 2.1.2-3
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 94d92e1..a1c93bc 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 SHA512 (matplotlib-2.1.2.tar.gz) = fd93901b12a7f47cdc36d38d18de43b0cc8623dcd5597cfc1177e63cf90b0c87f718135176e2c077cd1316566a394e09e8e8e9db2ce128ee7f03021cac45543e
 SHA512 (matplotlib-2.1.2-with-freetype-2.8.tar.gz) = abe03cf24d653ecaefcda56b60631b7200d7e2d5078801f61270d5329da8e6767773a1347a1c9c7b457a0a12427c345d70e700c156dedab27275875f5bcbc439
 SHA512 (matplotlib-2.2.2-with-freetype-2.8.tar.gz) = b31a56ee3594ec50ad6980112b435ae7cb37a0c5826f13997c5ec432c8158e584d3ef58204bff1cd2cb702dc6f050f4daea47576bd1982f40746b424da056d4d
+SHA512 (matplotlib-2.2.2-with-freetype-2.9.tar.gz) = c1587ab3de11c5713ed7be91ecd9b31e083dd352f2af4177fd98f5bd46921eb9d4396013c58cf907618e6fbee62a0f39442e64f1df25976758fab02e5822a03f