diff --git a/srcpkgs/sword/template b/srcpkgs/sword/template
index 25daf413eb1..4b396dc13a8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sword/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sword/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'sword'
 pkgname=sword
 version=1.8.1
-revision=7
+revision=8
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--without-conf --with-icuregex"
 hostmakedepends="libtool automake pkg-config"