diff --git a/srcpkgs/openssh/template b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
index b921bc797c4..5b1f4606637 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openssh/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openssh/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'openssh'
 pkgname=openssh
-version=8.7p1
+version=8.8p1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--datadir=/usr/share/openssh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause, ISC"
 homepage="https://www.openssh.com"
 distfiles="https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=7ca34b8bb24ae9e50f33792b7091b3841d7e1b440ff57bc9fabddf01e2ed1e24
+checksum=4590890ea9bb9ace4f71ae331785a3a5823232435161960ed5fc86588f331fe9
 conf_files="/etc/ssh/moduli /etc/ssh/ssh_config /etc/ssh/sshd_config /etc/pam.d/sshd"
 make_dirs="/var/chroot/ssh 0755 root root"