diff --git a/srcpkgs/borgmatic/template b/srcpkgs/borgmatic/template
index 03871d71b41..d94cad06c0d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/borgmatic/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/borgmatic/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'borgmatic'
 pkgname=borgmatic
-version=1.2.7
+version=1.2.8
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Renato Aguiar <renato@renag.me>"
 license="GPL-3.0-only"
 homepage="https://torsion.org/borgmatic/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/b/borgmatic/borgmatic-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b32012fac0b9eb35f41ddef990df02be16cbc18e72dda1b04ee8bfac2eb9df23
+checksum=a8eeee4a9bb2741acdb27833c1083ed49b136c92792c669a2b8734825fe7e67c
 
 do_check() {
 	# The tests use the NEWS file to get version and checks against
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ do_check() {
 	echo ${version} > ${wrksrc}/NEWS
 	python3 -m pytest
 }
+
 post_install() {
 	# remove tests directory polluting site-packages
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/python*/site-packages/tests