diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgee08/libgee08-devel.template b/srcpkgs/libgee08/libgee08-devel.template
index 92f3012046..f330e0fa44 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgee08/libgee08-devel.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgee08/libgee08-devel.template
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 #
 noarch=yes
 depends="glib-devel ${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision}"
-short_desc="${sourcepkg} - development files"
-long_desc="${long_desc}
-
- This package contains files for development, headers, static libs, etc."
+short_desc="${short_desc} -- development files"
 
 do_install() {
 	vmove usr/include usr
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgee08/template b/srcpkgs/libgee08/template
index 667cc36a22..4b975f1087 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgee08/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgee08/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libgee08'
 pkgname=libgee08
-version=0.8.3
+version=0.8.5
 wrksrc=libgee-${version}
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -12,7 +12,4 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 homepage="http://live.gnome.org/Libgee"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/libgee/0.8/libgee-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=133ce696d334b2af4cfc4c197be3a349daee9dc3f6223ec14a03de53b54f5d35
-long_desc="
- Libgee is a collection library providing GObject-based interfaces and classes
- for commonly used data structures."
+checksum=f1349ca82dc5da49c98ce14020f1ed7bd41d8826d4c72526d1a46f82d99e5c09