diff --git a/srcpkgs/pigz/template b/srcpkgs/pigz/template
index a2780691530..d60bf75a1c3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pigz/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pigz/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'pigz'
 pkgname=pigz
-version=2.7
-revision=2
+version=2.8
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 make_check_target=test
 makedepends="zlib-devel"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Subhaditya Nath <sn03.general@gmail.com>"
 license="Zlib"
 homepage="https://zlib.net/pigz/"
 distfiles="https://zlib.net/pigz/pigz-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b4c9e60344a08d5db37ca7ad00a5b2c76ccb9556354b722d56d55ca7e8b1c707
+checksum=eb872b4f0e1f0ebe59c9f7bd8c506c4204893ba6a8492de31df416f0d5170fd0
 
 do_install() {
 	vbin pigz