diff --git a/srcpkgs/lightdm/template b/srcpkgs/lightdm/template
index e33f9bb360..5f8d700e80 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lightdm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lightdm/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'lightdm'
 pkgname=lightdm
-version=1.8.7
+version=1.8.8
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-3, LGPL-3"
 homepage="https://launchpad.net/lightdm"
 distfiles="https://launchpad.net/lightdm/${version%.*}/$version/+download/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=6a56b98224f147e27e0c26ce586ae9b7380dd23291b38a625fcc79a50cc63e39
+checksum=b366c7580574766f40d5b24dbaaecdc5e332be6df44bd4b3df0c04a729b493ba
 
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool gobject-introspection which"
 makedepends="dbus-glib-devel libxklavier-devel libxml2-devel