diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-blessed/template b/srcpkgs/python3-blessed/template
index bb6f23676b..ef5ddd2b9f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-blessed/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-blessed/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python3-blessed'
 pkgname=python3-blessed
-version=1.17.6
+version=1.17.8
 revision=1
 archs=noarch
 wrksrc="blessed-${version}"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Andrew Benson <abenson+void@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/jquast/blessed"
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c7727b22bac69f1fd597d73bad22d765840c7e3e050717540447a3cb3c392d71
+checksum=5275b7e4b2e3acf63b6bf421a793d6785835194b933288fd178e460acadf72e3
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE