diff --git a/srcpkgs/xkeyboard-config/template b/srcpkgs/xkeyboard-config/template
index 0de95fc977..fc2bdcf62f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xkeyboard-config/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xkeyboard-config/template
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # Template build file for 'xkeyboard-config'.
 pkgname=xkeyboard-config
-version=1.5
+version=1.8
 distfiles="http://xlibs.freedesktop.org/xkbdesc/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
-configure_args="--with-xkb-rules-symlink=xfree86,xorg
- --enable-compat-rules"
+configure_args="--with-xkb-rules-symlink=xfree86,xorg --enable-compat-rules"
 short_desc="X Keyboard Configuration Database"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=ce15ff22ad6bc0ff7ae735d5ec65dd6dfd736d7eef0cf5ff394f823e663447e4
+checksum=7dc3e6ca00adb105f46e40f8382e83d50b3fcd626bc8654293dae8b1e80506ce
 long_desc="
  The xkeyboard-config package provides a non-arch keyboard configuration
  database for the X Window System with support for non-standard
@@ -17,6 +16,5 @@ long_desc="
  X implementations. The project is targeted to XKB-based systems."
 
 noarch=yes
-
 Add_dependency full xkbcomp
 Add_dependency build intltool