diff --git a/srcpkgs/snappy/template b/srcpkgs/snappy/template
index 7553ca71940..7062cb7b0d4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/snappy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/snappy/template
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'snappy'
 pkgname=snappy
-version=1.1.7
-revision=2
+version=1.1.8
+revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=1"
 makedepends="zlib-devel lzo-devel"
-short_desc="A fast compressor/decompressor library"
+short_desc="Fast compressor/decompressor library"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://google.github.io/snappy"
-license="BSD"
 distfiles="https://github.com/google/snappy/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=3dfa02e873ff51a11ee02b9ca391807f0c8ea0529a4924afa645fbf97163f9d4
+checksum=16b677f07832a612b0836178db7f374e414f94657c138e6993cbfc5dcc58651f
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING