diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-src/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-src/template
index 4c49623d69..d3f15e34dd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-src/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-src/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xbps-src'
 pkgname=xbps-src
-version=7
+version=8
 distfiles="https://github.com/downloads/xtraeme/xbps-src/xbps-src-${version}.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_build_args="PREFIX=/usr ETCDIR=/etc/xbps"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ short_desc="The XBPS package system - binary package builder"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://code.google.com/p/xbps"
 license="Simplified BSD"
-checksum=61e607f2eb0b5f9fe54b2798378bcb21bb5f1a228d14efdc2e547d1f333e722b
+checksum=d02abb07b4c02453037f1c74d5b7b31ce583bcfd58eeeaa870c1631d002bdf68
 long_desc="
  The XBPS package system. A new, fast, from scratch and simple
  binary package manager. This package includes xbps-src, the