diff --git a/srcpkgs/folks/template b/srcpkgs/folks/template
index 4db9be12eb..df9c811a09 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/folks/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/folks/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'folks'
 pkgname=folks
-version=0.7.4.1
+version=0.8.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel"
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ short_desc="GObject Library to aggregate people into metacontacts"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 homepage="http://telepathy.freedesktop.org/wiki/Folks"
-distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/0.7/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=424ca5ef0bebc12666465fe4ee557d374f4694348109443efe7832be949679d3
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/0.8/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+checksum=8c56c7594dd502ef5877e93181136e41f4ea03de4971372a7a04e7f1492eed9d
 long_desc="
  libfolks is a library that aggregates people from multiple sources (eg,
  Telepathy connection managers and eventually evolution data server, Facebook,