diff --git a/srcpkgs/libsigc++/template b/srcpkgs/libsigc++/template
index 6c32b0140a..e1dadc7d69 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libsigc++/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libsigc++/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libsigc++'
 pkgname=libsigc++
-version=2.6.2
+version=2.8.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="m4"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://libsigc.sourceforge.net/"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/${pkgname}/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=fdace7134c31de792c17570f9049ca0657909b28c4c70ec4882f91a03de54437
+checksum=774980d027c52947cb9ee4fac6ffe2ca60cc2f753068a89dfd281c83dbff9651
 
 libsigc++-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"