diff --git a/srcpkgs/R-cran-data.table/template b/srcpkgs/R-cran-data.table/template
index 97a43891d1..07467a219a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/R-cran-data.table/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/R-cran-data.table/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'R-cran-data.table'
 pkgname=R-cran-data.table
-version=1.12.6
+version=1.12.8
 revision=1
 build_style=R-cran
 makedepends="libgomp-devel zlib-devel"
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ short_desc="Extension of 'data.frame'"
 maintainer="Florian Wagner <florian@wagner-flo.net>"
 license="MPL-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/Rdatatable/data.table/wiki"
-checksum=c2363b679f98b5382f3e1ea9d7551091099f353effe6882c3e5d9dfd4ab5ebcd
+checksum=d3a75f3a355ff144cc20a476041617e21fcf2a9f79265fd9bbd4693f3671f9dc