diff --git a/srcpkgs/xonsh/template b/srcpkgs/xonsh/template
index 5023bc0b25c..8fd66f9f448 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xonsh/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xonsh/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'xonsh'
 pkgname=xonsh
-version=0.8.7
+version=0.8.8
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python3-module
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://xon.sh/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xonsh/xonsh/${version}/CHANGELOG.rst"
 distfiles="https://github.com/xonsh/xonsh/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=875aebb1f09463c36c3bd8cb958d4272839d687c6c5ab997518140f5610faf23
+checksum=7d06990312ad284db692f0bb9c9005a2224a52cb0844d53be9a650ad7e67844e
 register_shell="/bin/xonsh"