diff --git a/.fuse-overlayfs.metadata b/.fuse-overlayfs.metadata
index 3464561..e2397fe 100644
--- a/.fuse-overlayfs.metadata
+++ b/.fuse-overlayfs.metadata
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ec05e54e0a1a2d9c66fd2ac8fc17018973222f2e SOURCES/v1.7.1.tar.gz
+9daa12a579b65e26d1d3fb1cf0e122792a31562a SOURCES/v1.8.tar.gz
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5365029..5249258 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SOURCES/v1.7.1.tar.gz
+SOURCES/v1.8.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/fuse-overlayfs.spec b/SPECS/fuse-overlayfs.spec
index 87a298f..b40b655 100644
--- a/SPECS/fuse-overlayfs.spec
+++ b/SPECS/fuse-overlayfs.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %{!?_modulesloaddir:%global _modulesloaddir %{_usr}/lib/modules-load.d}
 
 Name: fuse-overlayfs
-Version: 1.7.1
+Version: 1.8
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 Summary: FUSE overlay+shiftfs implementation for rootless containers
 License: GPLv3+
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ modprobe fuse > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %{_modulesloaddir}/fuse-overlayfs.conf
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Dec 22 2021 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 1.8-1
+- update to https://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs/releases/tag/v1.8
+- Related: #2021990
+
 * Wed Aug 11 2021 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 1.7.1-1
 - update to https://github.com/containers/fuse-overlayfs/releases/tag/v1.7.1
 - Related: #1934415