diff --git a/srcpkgs/go-ipfs/template b/srcpkgs/go-ipfs/template
index f0fc7e4fbd8..841b6383a73 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/go-ipfs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/go-ipfs/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'go-ipfs'
 pkgname=go-ipfs
-version=0.4.7
+version=0.4.8
 revision=1
 create_wrksrc=yes
 build_wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://ipfs.io"
 distfiles="https://${go_import_path}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz
  http://the-brannons.com/ipfs-gx-deps-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum="ab5db0e85b6131715a16b853537cc42335460ccbd8a6d4a3ad05ac17beeb8250
- 64497a06056f67100216a9f78442e5140039c470ac790686de20f4a88ca43758"
+checksum="a5b5556374b30d162e79858f8ead475d7d073a6f862d6fb85afa6148c62541fa
+ 19ba225a56c7238ea8b304222f623db14f0b6294cd86e4eb23baf43e54d7cb12"
 
 do_build() {
 	local path="${GOPATH}/src/${go_import_path}"