diff --git a/srcpkgs/smplayer/template b/srcpkgs/smplayer/template
index 564da633cc..fc711bec33 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/smplayer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/smplayer/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'smplayer'
 pkgname=smplayer
-version=21.1.0
-revision=2
+version=21.8.0
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 build_helper=qmake
 hostmakedepends="qt5-host-tools qt5-tools qt5-script-devel tar"
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ maintainer="Helmut Pozimski <helmut@pozimski.eu>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.smplayer.info"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
-checksum=634baadf65e843c7e92090d27117c0ee9dd161deb1d4f5994ac63201860a7ff7
+checksum=c5bcdb175303baf590eaa91163043f23cfab1901ac15e7da24b4d674f1822163
 
 export QT_SELECT=5
 
 pre_build() {
-	sed -i 's:#\(DEFINES += NO_DEBUG_ON_CONSOLE\):\1:' src/smplayer.pro
-	sed -i 's|PREFIX=/usr/local|PREFIX=/usr|' Makefile
-	sed -i 's|DOC_PATH=$(PREFIX)/share/doc/packages/smplayer|DOC_PATH=$(PREFIX)/share/doc/smplayer|' Makefile
+	vsed -i 's:#\(DEFINES += NO_DEBUG_ON_CONSOLE\):\1:' src/smplayer.pro
+	vsed -i 's|PREFIX=/usr/local|PREFIX=/usr|' Makefile
+	vsed -i 's|DOC_PATH=$(PREFIX)/share/doc/packages/smplayer|DOC_PATH=$(PREFIX)/share/doc/smplayer|' Makefile
 }
 
 do_build() {