diff --git a/srcpkgs/rex/template b/srcpkgs/rex/template
index 82c3561566..ea842481be 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rex/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rex/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'rex'
 pkgname=rex
-version=1.7.1
+version=1.8.0
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 wrksrc="Rex-${version}"
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://www.rexify.org/"
 distfiles="https://cpan.metacpan.org/authors/id/F/FE/FERKI/Rex-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e6f461eff30433756c4845dd06d20f66c61a23effe264c4e98998972d2f9d8e1
+checksum=8a3f81ea94fa6ffddf751b65cd2443c76defb5b773544c253af43b0e4e029376