diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+SOURCES/v1.1.8.tar.gz
diff --git a/.slirp4netns.metadata b/.slirp4netns.metadata
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+9f7965d1151311e6af4be9d3c0093ff86f1a3e4d SOURCES/v1.1.8.tar.gz
diff --git a/SPECS/slirp4netns.spec b/SPECS/slirp4netns.spec
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+%global git0 https://github.com/rootless-containers/%{name}
+
+Name: slirp4netns
+Version: 1.1.8
+Release: 1%{?dist}
+Summary: slirp for network namespaces
+License: GPLv2
+URL: %{git0}
+# build fails on i686 with: No matching package to install: 'go-md2man'
+ExcludeArch: i686
+Source0: %{git0}/archive/v%{version}.tar.gz
+BuildRequires: autoconf
+BuildRequires: automake
+BuildRequires: gcc
+BuildRequires: glib2-devel
+BuildRequires: git
+BuildRequires: go-md2man
+BuildRequires: libcap-devel
+BuildRequires: libseccomp-devel
+BuildRequires: make
+BuildRequires: libslirp-devel
+
+%description
+slirp for network namespaces, without copying buffers across the namespaces.
+
+%package devel
+Summary: %{summary}
+BuildArch: noarch
+
+%description devel
+%{summary}
+
+This package contains library source intended for
+building other packages which use import path with
+%{import_path} prefix.
+
+%prep
+%autosetup -Sgit
+
+%build
+export CFLAGS="%{optflags} -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64"
+export LDFLAGS="-pie -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now"
+./autogen.sh
+./configure --prefix=%{_usr} --libdir=%{_libdir}
+%{__make} generate-man
+
+%install
+make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} install install-man
+
+%check
+
+#define license tag if not already defined
+%{!?_licensedir:%global license %doc}
+
+%files
+%license COPYING
+%doc README.md
+%{_bindir}/%{name}
+%{_mandir}/man1/%{name}.1.gz
+
+%changelog
+* Fri Dec 04 2020 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 1.1.8-1
+- update to
+  https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns/releases/tag/v1.1.8
+
+* Thu Dec 03 2020 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 1.1.7-2
+- exclude i686 because of build failures
+- Related: #1883490
+
+* Thu Nov 26 2020 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 1.1.7-1
+- update to
+  https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns/releases/tag/v1.1.7
+
+* Mon Nov 09 2020 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 1.1.6-2
+- - be sure to harden the linked binary
+
+* Thu Nov 05 2020 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 1.1.6-1
+- update to
+  https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns/releases/tag/v1.1.6
+
+* Wed Nov 04 2020 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 1.1.5-1
+- update to
+  https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns/releases/tag/v1.1.5
+
+* Thu Sep 17 2020 Jindrich Novy <jnovy@redhat.com> - 1.1.4-2
+- sync with rhel8-8.3.0
+- use proper CFLAGS
+- Related: #1821193
+
+* Thu Feb 28 2019 Lokesh Mandvekar <lsm5@redhat.com> - 0.3.0-1.alpha.2.git30883b5
+- bump to v0.3.0-alpha.2
+
+* Fri Nov 16 2018 Frantisek Kluknavsky <fkluknav@redhat.com> - 0.1-2.dev.gitc4e1bc5
+- changed summary
+
+* Fri Aug 10 2018 Lokesh Mandvekar <lsm5@redhat.com> - 0.1-1.dev.gitc4e1bc5
+- First package for RHEL 8
+- import from Fedora rawhide
+- Exclude ix86 and ppc64