diff --git a/srcpkgs/i3status-rust/template b/srcpkgs/i3status-rust/template
index 62c33ae48c9..6973e02571b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/i3status-rust/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/i3status-rust/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'i3status-rust'
 pkgname=i3status-rust
-version=0.21.7
+version=0.21.8
 revision=1
 build_style=cargo
 make_check_args="--bins"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="GPL-3.0-only"
 homepage="https://github.com/greshake/i3status-rust"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/greshake/i3status-rust/master/NEWS.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/greshake/i3status-rust/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=6085e261b2040110dd2043096d69e02c1f7d8c88651f2129b37f5a770c0a30ac
+checksum=259fdcb3ce067c6f9089fc0d7e60b856d838fff3dfb7e7e4dc5c96742c1a1be1
 
 post_install() {
 	vmkdir usr/share/i3status-rust