diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
index e05e95a5c73..344ad98a7a7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libvirt'
 pkgname=libvirt
-version=4.7.0
-revision=2
+version=4.8.0
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 patch_args="-Np1"
 configure_args="--without-hal --with-storage-lvm --with-qemu
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://libvirt.org"
 changelog="https://libvirt.org/news.html"
 distfiles="https://libvirt.org/sources/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=92c279f7321624ac5a37a81f8bbe8c8d2a16781da04c63c99c92d3de035767e4
+checksum=c2fd7112d6689fbb4d700b31c01aadd8a0eb275e127dc959cdc166f5f60b3032
 
 # FIX https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=701649
 system_accounts="libvirt"