diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcap-ng/template b/srcpkgs/libcap-ng/template
index d84fb47bb95..d39a1e3e850 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcap-ng/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcap-ng/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libcap-ng'
 pkgname=libcap-ng
-version=0.7.8
-revision=3
+version=0.7.9
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--without-python"
 short_desc="An alternate POSIX capabilities library"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/libcap-ng/"
 license="GPL-2, LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="http://people.redhat.com/sgrubb/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=c21af997445cd4107a55d386f955c5ea6f6e96ead693e9151277c0ab5f97d05f
+checksum=4a1532bcf3731aade40936f6d6a586ed5a66ca4c7455e1338d1f6c3e09221328
 
 subpackages="libcap-ng-devel libcap-ng-progs"