diff --git a/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/patches/libressl.patch b/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/patches/libressl.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1774719fa34..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/patches/libressl.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- src/utils/rsa.cpp.orig
-+++ src/utils/rsa.cpp
-@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
- 
- /* Forward compatibility functions if libssl < 1.1.0. */
- 
--#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
-+#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L || (defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) && LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x2070000fL)
- 
- int RSA_set0_key(RSA *r, BIGNUM *n, BIGNUM *e, BIGNUM *d)
- {
diff --git a/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/template b/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/template
index c0a475106e4..b2e16639780 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'seafile-client-qt'
 pkgname=seafile-client-qt
-version=7.0.10
+version=8.0.1
 revision=1
 _sourcename="seafile-client"
 wrksrc="${_sourcename}-${version}"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="yopito <pierre.bourgin@free.fr>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://seafile.com"
 distfiles="https://github.com/haiwen/seafile-client/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3b373e13fd56fd1cb768db598302f19669919194a3d2a54b0eb929ff04310333
+checksum=49bd391549b54f1cf043026862e765c8c27e84be07835c8ffc21d81570968367
 
 build_options="shibboleth"
 desc_option_shibboleth="Build with Shibboleth support"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/update b/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/update
index 8a583259f49..7c03301dc42 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/update
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# upstream sometimes retag source until official announcement.
-# rely on windows client availabiliy to detect new version.
-site=https://download.seadrive.org/
-pattern='<Key>seafile-\K[\d.]+(?=-en.msi</Key>)'
+# upstream sometimes retag source
+# use upstream's Ubuntu focal repo to detect new version.
+site='https://linux-clients.seafile.com/seafile-deb/focal/pool/main/s/seafile-gui/'
+pattern='seafile-gui_\K[\d.]+(?=_amd64.deb)'