diff --git a/ez_setup.py b/ez_setup.py
index 52497eb83..589577f12 100644
--- a/ez_setup.py
+++ b/ez_setup.py
@@ -14,35 +14,13 @@ the appropriate options to ``use_setuptools()``.
 This file can also be run as a script to install or upgrade setuptools.
 """
 import sys
-DEFAULT_VERSION = "0.6c6"
+DEFAULT_VERSION = "0.6c8"
 DEFAULT_URL     = "http://cheeseshop.python.org/packages/%s/s/setuptools/" % sys.version[:3]
 
 md5_data = {
-    'setuptools-0.6b1-py2.3.egg': '8822caf901250d848b996b7f25c6e6ca',
-    'setuptools-0.6b1-py2.4.egg': 'b79a8a403e4502fbb85ee3f1941735cb',
-    'setuptools-0.6b2-py2.3.egg': '5657759d8a6d8fc44070a9d07272d99b',
-    'setuptools-0.6b2-py2.4.egg': '4996a8d169d2be661fa32a6e52e4f82a',
-    'setuptools-0.6b3-py2.3.egg': 'bb31c0fc7399a63579975cad9f5a0618',
-    'setuptools-0.6b3-py2.4.egg': '38a8c6b3d6ecd22247f179f7da669fac',
-    'setuptools-0.6b4-py2.3.egg': '62045a24ed4e1ebc77fe039aa4e6f7e5',
-    'setuptools-0.6b4-py2.4.egg': '4cb2a185d228dacffb2d17f103b3b1c4',
-    'setuptools-0.6c1-py2.3.egg': 'b3f2b5539d65cb7f74ad79127f1a908c',
-    'setuptools-0.6c1-py2.4.egg': 'b45adeda0667d2d2ffe14009364f2a4b',
-    'setuptools-0.6c2-py2.3.egg': 'f0064bf6aa2b7d0f3ba0b43f20817c27',
-    'setuptools-0.6c2-py2.4.egg': '616192eec35f47e8ea16cd6a122b7277',
-    'setuptools-0.6c3-py2.3.egg': 'f181fa125dfe85a259c9cd6f1d7b78fa',
-    'setuptools-0.6c3-py2.4.egg': 'e0ed74682c998bfb73bf803a50e7b71e',
-    'setuptools-0.6c3-py2.5.egg': 'abef16fdd61955514841c7c6bd98965e',
-    'setuptools-0.6c4-py2.3.egg': 'b0b9131acab32022bfac7f44c5d7971f',
-    'setuptools-0.6c4-py2.4.egg': '2a1f9656d4fbf3c97bf946c0a124e6e2',
-    'setuptools-0.6c4-py2.5.egg': '8f5a052e32cdb9c72bcf4b5526f28afc',
-    'setuptools-0.6c5-py2.3.egg': 'ee9fd80965da04f2f3e6b3576e9d8167',
-    'setuptools-0.6c5-py2.4.egg': 'afe2adf1c01701ee841761f5bcd8aa64',
-    'setuptools-0.6c5-py2.5.egg': 'a8d3f61494ccaa8714dfed37bccd3d5d',
-    'setuptools-0.6c6-py2.3.egg': '35686b78116a668847237b69d549ec20',
-    'setuptools-0.6c6-py2.4.egg': '3c56af57be3225019260a644430065ab',
-    'setuptools-0.6c6-py2.5.egg': 'b2f8a7520709a5b34f80946de5f02f53',
     'setuptools-0.6c8-py2.5.egg': '1721747ee329dc150590a58b3e1ac95b',
+    'setuptools-0.6c9-py2.5.egg': 'fe67c3e5a17b12c0e7c541b7ea43a8e6',
+    'setuptools-0.6c9-py2.6.egg': 'ca37b1ff16fa2ede6e19383e7b59245a',
 }
 
 import sys, os