diff --git a/srcpkgs/readline/template b/srcpkgs/readline/template
index 64305646e1..3df5c250a2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/readline/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/readline/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'readline'.
 pkgname=readline
 _dist_ver=6.3
-_patch_ver=006
+_patch_ver=008
 version=${_dist_ver}.${_patch_ver}
 revision=1
 wrksrc=${pkgname}-${_dist_ver}