diff --git a/srcpkgs/awesome/template b/srcpkgs/awesome/template
index 337654d21f0..7822456bceb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/awesome/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/awesome/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'awesome'
 pkgname=awesome
 version=4.3
-revision=7
+revision=8
 build_style=cmake
 build_helper="qemu"
 configure_args="-DSYSCONFDIR=/etc"