diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a0790a6..9d44488 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 /superlu_dist_6.1.1.tar.gz
 /superlu_dist_6.3.1.tar.gz
 /superlu_dist-7.2.0.tar.gz
+/superlu_dist-8.0.0.tar.gz
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 75f4fdd..a340b4c 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (superlu_dist-7.2.0.tar.gz) = 89d2480e2c200e4588171b24ce21c9f1556c3ba917a561bdb6ac89e88c73ea982ba133ffddba632494098b68d8ad59ca28ec215f2cb92da12c518e87a2e1d5f7
+SHA512 (superlu_dist-8.0.0.tar.gz) = c4e4df9b077bc24f587121c05c60a9521f9afe2f1a15acb2e1ea17b34df33c155a423f89c520c43f7953889a8ae90d8e358f95e99e901d3097e9df6a992c482e
diff --git a/superlu_dist-8.0.0-multiple_definitions.patch b/superlu_dist-8.0.0-multiple_definitions.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81d7f34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/superlu_dist-8.0.0-multiple_definitions.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From a841c9be1666056b2a6b720d27161aa244b562b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Yang Liu <liuyangzhuan@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 26 May 2022 13:52:57 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] fixing the multiple definition errors in fortran files
+
+---
+ FORTRAN/CMakeLists.txt | 11 ++---------
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/FORTRAN/CMakeLists.txt b/FORTRAN/CMakeLists.txt
+index 1f14310..63ec920 100644
+--- a/FORTRAN/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/FORTRAN/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
+ include_directories(${SuperLU_DIST_SOURCE_DIR}/SRC)
+ include_directories(${SuperLU_DIST_BINARY_DIR}/FORTRAN)
+ 
+-set(mod_sources superlu_mod.f90 superlupara.f90)
+ set(sources
+     superlu_c2f_wrap.c  # initialize precision-independent file
+     superlupara.f90
+@@ -16,10 +15,8 @@ if(enable_complex16)
+   list(APPEND sources c2f_zcreate_matrix_x_b.c superlu_c2f_zwrap.c)
+ endif()  
+ 
+-# see https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/17525, why we need to separate MOD files from other source files
+-add_library(superlu_dist_fortran_mod OBJECT ${mod_sources})
+-add_library(superlu_dist_fortran $<TARGET_OBJECTS:superlu_dist_fortran_mod> ${sources})
+-add_library(superlu_dist_fortran-static STATIC $<TARGET_OBJECTS:superlu_dist_fortran_mod> ${sources})
++add_library(superlu_dist_fortran ${sources})
++add_library(superlu_dist_fortran-static STATIC ${sources})
+ # set(targets superlu_dist_fortran)
+ get_target_property(superlu_dist_version superlu_dist VERSION)
+ get_target_property(superlu_dist_soversion superlu_dist SOVERSION)
diff --git a/superlu_dist.spec b/superlu_dist.spec
index 0e7307e..a036289 100644
--- a/superlu_dist.spec
+++ b/superlu_dist.spec
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ BuildRequires: metis-devel
 %endif
 
 Name: superlu_dist
-Version: 7.2.0
-Release: 3%{?dist}
+Version: 8.0.0
+Release: 1%{?dist}
 Epoch:   1
 
 Summary: Solution of large, sparse, nonsymmetric systems of linear equations
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ Patch3: %name-scotch_parmetis.patch
 # Longer tests take 1000 sec or timeout, so don't run them
 Patch4: %name-only_short_tests.patch
 
+Patch5: %name-8.0.0-multiple_definitions.patch
+
 BuildRequires: scotch-devel
 BuildRequires: %{?dts}gcc-c++, dos2unix, chrpath
 %if %{with cmake}
@@ -171,6 +173,7 @@ This is the openmpi version.
 Summary: Development files for %name-openmpi
 Requires: openmpi-devel%{?_isa}
 Requires: %name-openmpi%{?_isa} = %{epoch}:%version-%release
+Provides: %name-openmpi-static = %{epoch}:%version-%release
 
 %description openmpi-devel
 Development files for %name-openmpi
@@ -204,6 +207,7 @@ Summary: Development files for %name-mpich
 Requires: mpich-devel%{?_isa}
 Requires: ptscotch-mpich-devel%{?_isa} ptscotch-mpich-devel-parmetis%{?_isa}
 Requires: %name-mpich%{?_isa} = %{epoch}:%version-%release
+Provides: %name-mpich-static = %{epoch}:%version-%release
 
 %description mpich-devel
 Development files for %name-mpich
@@ -223,6 +227,7 @@ dos2unix CMakeLists.txt
 %patch1 -p1 -b .fix_pkgconfig_creation
 %endif
 %patch4 -p1 -b .only_short_tests
+%patch5 -p1 -b .backup
 
 %build
 %if %{with manual}
@@ -390,7 +395,7 @@ done
 install -m644 SRC/*.h %buildroot$MPI_INCLUDE/superlu_dist/
 rm -rf %buildroot$MPI_LIB/EXAMPLE
 rm -rf %buildroot$MPI_LIB/superlu_dist/FORTRAN/CMakeFiles
-chrpath -r $MPI_LIB %buildroot$MPI_LIB/libsuperlu_dist*
+chrpath -r $MPI_LIB %buildroot$MPI_LIB/libsuperlu_dist*.so*
 %{_openmpi_unload}
 %endif
 
@@ -402,7 +407,7 @@ install -m644 SRC/*.h %buildroot$MPI_INCLUDE/superlu_dist/
 
 rm -rf %buildroot$MPI_LIB/EXAMPLE
 rm -rf %buildroot$MPI_LIB/superlu_dist/FORTRAN/CMakeFiles
-chrpath -r $MPI_LIB %buildroot$MPI_LIB/libsuperlu_dist*
+chrpath -r $MPI_LIB %buildroot$MPI_LIB/libsuperlu_dist*.so*
 %{_mpich_unload}
 %endif
 %endif
@@ -463,6 +468,7 @@ popd
 
 %files openmpi-devel
 %_libdir/openmpi/lib/*.so
+%_libdir/openmpi/lib/*.a
 %if %{with cmake}
 %_libdir/openmpi/lib/pkgconfig/*.pc
 %endif
@@ -480,6 +486,7 @@ popd
 
 %files mpich-devel
 %_libdir/mpich/lib/*.so
+%_libdir/mpich/lib/*.a
 %if %{with cmake}
 %_libdir/mpich/lib/pkgconfig/*.pc
 %endif
@@ -488,6 +495,10 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sun May 29 2022 Antonio Trande <sagitter@fedoraproject.org> - 1:8.0.0-1
+- Release 8.0.0
+- Provide static libraries
+
 * Sat Apr 16 2022 Antonio Trande <sagitter@fedoraproject.org> - 1:7.2.0-3
 - Enable complex16 libraries