diff --git a/abi_symbols b/abi_symbols
--- a/abi_symbols
+++ b/abi_symbols
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Done_FreeType
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Done_Glyph
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Done_Library
+libfreetype.so.6:FT_Done_MM_Var
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Done_Size
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Face_CheckTrueTypePatents
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Face_GetCharVariantIndex
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_SubGlyph_Info
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_Track_Kerning
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_TrueType_Engine_Type
+libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_Var_Axis_Flags
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_Var_Blend_Coordinates
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_WinFNT_Header
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_Default_Properties
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_MM_Blend_Coordinates
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_MM_Design_Coordinates
+libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_Named_Instance
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_Renderer
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_Transform
diff --git a/abi_symbols32 b/abi_symbols32
--- a/abi_symbols32
+++ b/abi_symbols32
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Done_FreeType
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Done_Glyph
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Done_Library
+libfreetype.so.6:FT_Done_MM_Var
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Done_Size
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Face_CheckTrueTypePatents
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Face_GetCharVariantIndex
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_SubGlyph_Info
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_Track_Kerning
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_TrueType_Engine_Type
+libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_Var_Axis_Flags
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_Var_Blend_Coordinates
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_Var_Design_Coordinates
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Get_WinFNT_Header
@@ -159,6 +161,7 @@
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_Default_Properties
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_MM_Blend_Coordinates
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_MM_Design_Coordinates
+libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_Named_Instance
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_Pixel_Sizes
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_Renderer
 libfreetype.so.6:FT_Set_Transform
diff --git a/package.yml b/package.yml
--- a/package.yml
+++ b/package.yml
@@ -1,44 +1,48 @@
 name       : freetype2
-version    : 2.8
-release    : 17
+version    : 2.9
+release    : 18
 source     :
-    - https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.8.tar.gz : 33a28fabac471891d0523033e99c0005b95e5618dc8ffa7fa47f9dadcacb1c9b
+    - https://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/freetype/freetype-2.9.tar.gz : bf380e4d7c4f3b5b1c1a7b2bf3abb967bda5e9ab480d0df656e0e08c5019c5e6
 license    : GPL-3.0
 summary    : Font rendering library
 component  : desktop.library
 description: |
     The FreeType2 package contains a library which allows applications to properly render TrueType fonts.
+autodep    : false
+emul32     : yes
+optimize   : speed
 patterns   :
-    - devel : /usr/share/aclocal
+    - devel :
+        - /usr/bin/freetype-config
+        - /usr/share/aclocal
+        - /usr/share/man/man1
     - subpixel : /usr/share/fonts/enable_subpixel_rendering
 builddeps  :
     - pkgconfig32(harfbuzz)
     - pkgconfig32(libpng)
     - pkgconfig32(zlib)
-autodep    : false
+    - bzip2-devel
 rundeps    :
     - glibc
     - libpng
     - zlib
-    - 32bit:
+    - 32bit :
         - freetype2
         - glibc-32bit
         - libpng-32bit
         - zlib-32bit
-    - devel:
+    - devel :
         - freetype2
         - zlib-devel
         - libpng-devel
         - harfbuzz-devel
-    - 32bit-devel:
+    - 32bit-devel :
         - freetype2-32bit
         - zlib-32bit-devel
         - libpng-32bit-devel
         - harfbuzz-32bit-devel
     - subpixel :
         - freetype2
-emul32     : yes
-optimize   : speed
 setup      : |
     %apply_patches
     %configure --disable-static --prefix=/usr
diff --git a/pspec_x86_64.xml b/pspec_x86_64.xml
--- a/pspec_x86_64.xml
+++ b/pspec_x86_64.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
     <Source>
         <Name>freetype2</Name>
         <Packager>
-            <Name>Ikey Doherty</Name>
-            <Email>ikey@solus-project.com</Email>
+            <Name>Pierre-Yves</Name>
+            <Email>pyu@riseup.net</Email>
         </Packager>
         <License>GPL-3.0</License>
         <PartOf>desktop.library</PartOf>
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@
 </Description>
         <PartOf>desktop.library</PartOf>
         <Files>
-            <Path fileType="executable">/usr/bin</Path>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib64/lib*.so.*</Path>
-            <Path fileType="man">/usr/share/man</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
     <Package>
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@
 </Description>
         <PartOf>emul32</PartOf>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
-            <Dependency release="17">freetype2</Dependency>
+            <Dependency release="18">freetype2</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib32/lib*.so.*</Path>
@@ -44,8 +42,8 @@
 </Description>
         <PartOf>programming.devel</PartOf>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
-            <Dependency release="17">freetype2-32bit</Dependency>
-            <Dependency release="17">freetype2-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency release="18">freetype2-32bit</Dependency>
+            <Dependency release="18">freetype2-devel</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib32/lib*.so</Path>
@@ -59,13 +57,15 @@
 </Description>
         <PartOf>programming.devel</PartOf>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
-            <Dependency release="17">freetype2</Dependency>
+            <Dependency release="18">freetype2</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
+            <Path fileType="executable">/usr/bin/freetype-config</Path>
             <Path fileType="header">/usr/include/</Path>
             <Path fileType="library">/usr/lib64/lib*.so</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/lib64/pkgconfig/*.pc</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/aclocal</Path>
+            <Path fileType="man">/usr/share/man/man1</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
     <Package>
@@ -74,19 +74,19 @@
         <Description xml:lang="en">The FreeType2 package contains a library which allows applications to properly render TrueType fonts.
 </Description>
         <RuntimeDependencies>
-            <Dependency releaseFrom="17">freetype2</Dependency>
+            <Dependency releaseFrom="18">freetype2</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/fonts/enable_subpixel_rendering</Path>
         </Files>
     </Package>
     <History>
-        <Update release="17">
-            <Date>2017-05-27</Date>
-            <Version>2.8</Version>
+        <Update release="18">
+            <Date>2018-01-08</Date>
+            <Version>2.9</Version>
             <Comment>Packaging update</Comment>
-            <Name>Ikey Doherty</Name>
-            <Email>ikey@solus-project.com</Email>
+            <Name>Pierre-Yves</Name>
+            <Email>pyu@riseup.net</Email>
         </Update>
     </History>
 </PISI>
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