diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c59c441..e460e68 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,5 +14,3 @@
 /vile-9.8w.tgz
 /vile-9.8y.tgz
 /vile-9.8z.tgz
-/vile-9.8za.tgz
-/vile-9.8zb.tgz
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index c22fd0a..0dc276e 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (vile-9.8zb.tgz) = cce86f8aab814026dd1275e6491b025670fcabff52160e5fec2b070427c8d42e843bd17f9235d8991d6ea77ffd4c14e11cc59b0cef006f2d7aa8393d48bb72b3
+SHA512 (vile-9.8z.tgz) = f5ff6f3d239f993d7b060e89650567e1c622cec1a024901e29d15cd9a588e8603097e12087d54e88beca91a3a7cd7328a541bac62889368da6636f143d6380ff
diff --git a/vile.spec b/vile.spec
index ed7ded1..f6355b0 100644
--- a/vile.spec
+++ b/vile.spec
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 Name:		vile
-Version:	9.8zb
-Release:	9%{?dist}
+Version:	9.8z
+Release:	2%{?dist}
 Summary:	VI Like Emacs
-# Automatically converted from old format: GPLv2 - review is highly recommended.
-License:	GPL-2.0-only
+License:	GPLv2
 URL:		https://invisible-island.net/vile/
 Source0:	https://invisible-island.net/archives/vile/current/%{name}-%{version}.tgz
 BuildRequires:	make
 BuildRequires:	ncurses-devel
-BuildRequires:	libxcrypt-devel
 BuildRequires:	flex
 BuildRequires:	gcc
 BuildRequires:	desktop-file-utils
@@ -71,9 +69,6 @@ DESKTOP_FLAGS=--vendor='' \
 make %{?_smp_mflags} xvile
 touch vile
 
-%check
-make check
-
 %install
 make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} INSTALL='install -p' TARGET='xvile'
 make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot} INSTALL='install -p' TARGET='vile'
@@ -119,33 +114,6 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
-* Fri Jul 17 2026 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 9.8zb-9
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_45_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Mon Feb 02 2026 Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net> - 9.8zb-1
-- Update to 9.8zb (RHBZ#2435863)
-
-* Sat Jan 17 2026 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 9.8za-8
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_44_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Fri Jul 25 2025 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 9.8za-7
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_43_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Sat Feb 01 2025 Björn Esser <besser82@fedoraproject.org> - 9.8za-6
-- Add explicit BR: libxcrypt-devel
-
-* Tue Jan 28 2025 Thomas E. Dickey <dickey@invisible-island.net> - 9.8za-1
-- Update to 9.8za
-
-* Sun Jan 19 2025 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 9.8z-5
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_42_Mass_Rebuild
-
-* Mon Jul 29 2024 Miroslav Suchý <msuchy@redhat.com> - 9.8z-4
-- convert license to SPDX
-
-* Sat Jul 20 2024 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 9.8z-3
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_41_Mass_Rebuild
-
 * Sat Jan 27 2024 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 9.8z-2
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_40_Mass_Rebuild