diff --git a/srcpkgs/exa/template b/srcpkgs/exa/template
index d3e468cd305..60bbedd206c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/exa/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/exa/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'exa'
 pkgname=exa
-version=0.7.0
+version=0.8.0
 revision=1
 hostmakedepends="rust cargo cmake"
 makedepends="libgit2-devel"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Michael Gehring <mg@ebfe.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://the.exa.website/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/ogham/exa/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=1be554f28a234741cdc336891996969c49c16c80c8ca84dedb05e76b4ccac709
+checksum=07085fd784d553b7c3b62b5a52e4635580d6154f47e6d64245ec0588638dee3e
 nocross=yes # rust
 
 do_build() {