diff --git a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
index ae35d8e379..fe7be888fc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'harfbuzz'
 pkgname=harfbuzz
-version=1.8.7
+version=1.8.8
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-glib --with-freetype --with-cairo --with-icu --with-graphite2"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/HarfBuzz/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="${FREEDESKTOP_SITE}/harfbuzz/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=96e0c8ac6fd25da783052f0b65f2f0314e6a63af94e87ca127ae2d8e39306453
+checksum=a8e5c86e4d99e1cc9865ec1b8e9b05b98e413c2a885cd11f8e9bb9502dd3e3a9
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi