diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 4e254a6..a19f566 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Thu Jan 13 10:48:24 CET 2022
+pkg/slackpkg+-1.8.rc1-noarch-1mt.txz:
+  Slackware 15.0 rc3 has been released, declared as 99% freezed. 
+  Slackpkg too has had many changes, fix and improvement, and it's the
+  time for slackpkg+ 1.8 to be declared ready. See the CHANGES in 
+  documentation for all improvements.
+  - Regression on (not-needed) gpg key check on dir:/ repository
++-------------------------+
+
 Tue Jan 11 21:42:33 CET 2022
 pkg/slackpkg+-1.7.11-noarch-2mt.txz:
   - Automatically download gpg key if needed if STRICTGPG=on.
diff --git a/src/CHANGES b/src/CHANGES
index 1a8ead6..51d5a3c 100644
--- a/src/CHANGES
+++ b/src/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 = Full Changes list =
 
-== From 1.7 to 1.7.11 ==
+== From 1.7 to 1.8 ==
 
 *Configuration file:
 
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog.txt b/src/ChangeLog.txt
index 4e254a6..a19f566 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/src/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+Thu Jan 13 10:48:24 CET 2022
+pkg/slackpkg+-1.8.rc1-noarch-1mt.txz:
+  Slackware 15.0 rc3 has been released, declared as 99% freezed. 
+  Slackpkg too has had many changes, fix and improvement, and it's the
+  time for slackpkg+ 1.8 to be declared ready. See the CHANGES in 
+  documentation for all improvements.
+  - Regression on (not-needed) gpg key check on dir:/ repository
++-------------------------+
+
 Tue Jan 11 21:42:33 CET 2022
 pkg/slackpkg+-1.7.11-noarch-2mt.txz:
   - Automatically download gpg key if needed if STRICTGPG=on.
diff --git a/src/slackpkgplus.sh b/src/slackpkgplus.sh
index 8c7ec50..66604f9 100755
--- a/src/slackpkgplus.sh
+++ b/src/slackpkgplus.sh
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ if [ "$SLACKPKGPLUS" = "on" ];then
     cleanup
   fi
 
-  SPKGPLUS_VERSION="1.7.11"
+  SPKGPLUS_VERSION="1.8.rc1"
   VERSION="$VERSION / slackpkg+ $SPKGPLUS_VERSION"
   
   if [ ${VERSION:0:4} == "2.82" ];then
@@ -1998,7 +1998,7 @@ if [ "$SLACKPKGPLUS" = "on" ];then
   if [ "$UPARG" != "gpg" ]&&[ "$CHECKGPG" = "on" ]&&[ "$STRICTGPG" = "on" ];then
     ls -l $WORKDIR/gpg/GPG-KEY-slackware*.gpg >/dev/null 2>&1 || GPGFIRSTTIME=0
     for PREPO in "${!MIRRORPLUS[@]}" ; do
-      if ! echo "${MIRRORPLUS[$PREPO]}"|grep -q -e "^httpdir://" -e "^httpsdir://" -e "^ftpdir://" 2>/dev/null ; then
+      if ! echo "${MIRRORPLUS[$PREPO]}"|grep -q -e "^dir:/" -e "^httpdir://" -e "^httpsdir://" -e "^ftpdir://" 2>/dev/null ; then
         ls -l $WORKDIR/gpg/GPG-KEY-${PREPO}.gpg >/dev/null 2>&1 || GPGFIRSTTIME=0
       fi
     done