diff --git a/srcpkgs/ethtool/template b/srcpkgs/ethtool/template
index d2b8e7793d..174a452ba9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ethtool/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ethtool/template
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'ethtool'
 pkgname=ethtool
-version=3.7
-revision=2
+version=3.8
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
-short_desc="Display or change ethernet card settings"
+short_desc="Utility for controlling network drivers and hardware"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=9ab2e1debfb608c54ca1215d26b194b014e246821ab0fd72a4bf5e960b4201fe
+checksum=510df229ffb27bc030bf60d6181a021e9d3707a082d6565b6daae3d352ee2c95
 
 ethtool_package() {
 	pkg_install() {