diff --git a/srcpkgs/librdkafka/template b/srcpkgs/librdkafka/template
index 4b6c741bf25..a4bbf3abe39 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/librdkafka/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/librdkafka/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'librdkafka'
 pkgname=librdkafka
-version=1.4.4
-revision=3
+version=1.8.2
+revision=1
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/usr"
 makedepends="zlib-devel openssl-devel libsasl-devel"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Kyle Nusbaum <knusbaum+void@sdf.org>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://github.com/edenhill/librdkafka"
 distfiles="https://github.com/edenhill/librdkafka/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=0984ffbe17b9e04599fb9eceb16cfa189f525a042bef02474cd1bbfe1ea68416
+checksum=6a747d293a7a4613bd2897e28e8791476fbe1ae7361f2530a876e0fd483482a6
 
 librdkafka-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"