diff --git a/qemu.spec b/qemu.spec
index a8a0311..b5e81e1 100644
--- a/qemu.spec
+++ b/qemu.spec
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Requires: %{name}-block-ssh = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 %undefine _hardened_build
 
 # Release candidate version tracking
-%global rcver rc3
+#global rcver rc3
 %if 0%{?rcver:1}
 %global rcrel .%{rcver}
 %global rcstr -%{rcver}
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Requires: %{name}-block-ssh = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
 Summary: QEMU is a FAST! processor emulator
 Name: qemu
 Version: 2.8.0
-Release: 0.3%{?rcrel}%{?dist}
+Release: 1%{?rcrel}%{?dist}
 Epoch: 2
 License: GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+ and BSD
 Group: Development/Tools
@@ -1948,6 +1948,9 @@ getent passwd qemu >/dev/null || \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Dec 20 2016 Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com> - 2:2.8.0-1
+- Rebase to qemu-2.8.0 GA
+
 * Mon Dec 12 2016 Cole Robinson <crobinso@redhat.com> - 2:2.8.0-0.3-rc3
 - Rebase to qemu-2.8.0-rc3
 
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 154a95c..c93f6f3 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (qemu-2.8.0-rc3.tar.bz2) = 3c153f5e6ed6e2e0ecc27e948e60b4145834fc7c6afdbf6d36d5ca0597c015e1e08600af63987eec666be50aff598b24a3eece2e6c37d03f738957f11134d95a
+SHA512 (qemu-2.8.0.tar.bz2) = 50f2988d822388ba9fd1bf5dbe68359033ed7432d7f0f9790299f32f63faa6dc72979256b5632ba572d47ee3e74ed40e3e8e331dc6303ec1599f1b4367cb78c2