diff --git a/srcpkgs/kodi/template b/srcpkgs/kodi/template
index adda1e753a4..94e05b15bf1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kodi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kodi/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'kodi'
 pkgname=kodi
-version=18.7.1
-revision=2
+version=18.8
+revision=1
 _codename="Leia"
 wrksrc="xbmc-${version}-${_codename}"
 build_style=cmake
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Helmut Pozimski <helmut@pozimski.eu>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.kodi.tv"
 distfiles="https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/archive/${version}-${_codename}.tar.gz"
-checksum=5cfec391bcd168bbd4f9d38a6c8ec93e42e040cf82cf6ebf23db5e86753816fb
+checksum=6deb28f725880b1ab6c5920b55ef1190a79b0684ffb30b6e13b199d23a0af296
 python_version=2 #unverified
 patch_args="-Np1"
 LDFLAGS+=" -Wl,-z,stack-size=1048576"