diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 215867d9d8..0babffd67f 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -709,7 +709,6 @@ libgjs-dbus.so.0 gjs-0.7.11_1
 libtelepathy-glib.so.0 telepathy-glib-0.15.5_1
 libgedit-private.so.0 gedit-2.91.7_1
 libaccountsservice.so.0 accountsservice-0.6.4_1
-libgee.so.2 libgee-0.6.1_1
 libfolks.so.25 folks-0.6.3.2_1
 libfolks-telepathy.so.25 folks-0.6.3.2_1
 libfolks-libsocialweb.so.25 folks-0.6.3.2_1
@@ -1049,3 +1048,4 @@ libgnome-bluetooth.so.11 gnome-bluetooth-3.6.0_1
 libxapian.so.22 libxapian-1.2.12_1
 libzeitgeist-1.0.so.1 libzeitgeist-0.3.18_1
 libcolord-gtk.so.1 colord-gtk-0.1.23_1
+libgee-0.8.so.2 libgee-0.8.0_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libgee/template b/srcpkgs/libgee/template
index 970674a93f..cb586ef7da 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libgee/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libgee/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libgee'
 pkgname=libgee
-version=0.6.5
+version=0.8.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-static --with-pic=yes"
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ short_desc="GObject collection library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 homepage="http://live.gnome.org/Libgee"
-distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/0.6/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=99b78db2492c533e386a07bce9aab1de4bdf23284b1a485b893683de388fff48
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/0.8/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+checksum=5e3707cbc1cebea86ab8865682cb28f8f80273869551c3698e396b5dc57831ea
 long_desc="
  Libgee is a collection library providing GObject-based interfaces and classes
  for commonly used data structures."