diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3aa8108..b502d2c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 *.rpm
 *.log
 *spec-20*
-*.tgz
+*.xz
diff --git a/smeserver-email-management-1.3.tar.xz b/smeserver-email-management-1.3.tar.xz
deleted file mode 100644
index df91381..0000000
Binary files a/smeserver-email-management-1.3.tar.xz and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/smeserver-email-management.spec b/smeserver-email-management.spec
index 4876730..9c933b8 100644
--- a/smeserver-email-management.spec
+++ b/smeserver-email-management.spec
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Summary: modify and monitor maildelivery for all users
 %define name smeserver-email-management
 Name: %{name}
 %define version 1.3
-%define release 8
+%define release 9
 Version: %{version}
 Release: %{release}%{?dist}
 License: GPL
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ echo "%doc COPYING"  >> %{name}-%{version}-filelist
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 
 %changelog
-* Tue Oct 07 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 1.3-8.sme
-- Apply change from startform to start_form and endform to end_form to CGI panels [SME: 12775-87]
+* Thu Oct 09 2025 Brian Read <brianr@koozali.org> 1.3-9.sme
+- Apply change from startform to start_form and endform to end_form to CGI panels [SME: 12783]
+- edit .gitignore to include .xz, delete tarball on git [SME: 12783]
 
 * Sun Sep 08 2024 fix-e-smith-pkg.sh by Trevor Batley <trevor@batley.id.au> 1.3-7.sme
 - Fix e-smith references in smeserver-email-management [SME: 12732]