diff --git a/srcpkgs/kodi-rpi/template b/srcpkgs/kodi-rpi/template
index c802b465bf..84bc59f5cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kodi-rpi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kodi-rpi/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'kodi-rpi'
 pkgname=kodi-rpi
-version=18.7.1
+version=18.8
 revision=1
 _codename="Leia"
 wrksrc="xbmc-${version}-${_codename}"
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.kodi.tv/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/archive/${version}-${_codename}.tar.gz"
-checksum=5cfec391bcd168bbd4f9d38a6c8ec93e42e040cf82cf6ebf23db5e86753816fb
+checksum=6deb28f725880b1ab6c5920b55ef1190a79b0684ffb30b6e13b199d23a0af296
 LDFLAGS+=" -Wl,-z,stack-size=1048576"
-python_version=2 #unverified
+python_version=2
 patch_args="-Np1"
 
 nopie=yes