diff --git a/srcpkgs/gzip/template b/srcpkgs/gzip/template
index e85c2aea5f7..7543f149ea4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gzip/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gzip/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gzip'
 pkgname=gzip
-version=1.7
+version=1.8
 revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/"
 license="GPL-3"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
-checksum=fb31c57e7ce7703596ef57329be7cc5c5fd741b4a0f659fea7ee6a54706b41ab
+checksum=ff1767ec444f71e5daf8972f6f8bf68cfcca1d2f76c248eb18e8741fc91dbbd3