diff --git a/srcpkgs/weechat/template b/srcpkgs/weechat/template
index ff71d97ecf4..e9850cfafbe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/weechat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/weechat/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'weechat'
 pkgname=weechat
-version=1.7.1
+version=1.8
 revision=1
 lib32disabled=yes
 build_style=cmake
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="GPL-3"
 homepage="http://www.weechat.org"
 distfiles="${homepage}/files/src/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
-checksum=c0f9786cdfcf7411bfadca828c5e0819ac641717f775da804d8fa2aa69a84080
+checksum=087c44282e499bb0faf2d3e793ca4b2e714113d24040139cd1353d7a06017582
 
 subpackages="weechat-aspell weechat-devel weechat-ruby weechat-python weechat-tcl weechat-lua"
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then