diff --git a/srcpkgs/vegeta/template b/srcpkgs/vegeta/template
index b546382d584..70ce718a60c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vegeta/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vegeta/template
@@ -1,22 +1,16 @@
 # Template file for 'vegeta'
 pkgname=vegeta
-version=12.7.0
+version=12.8.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc=${pkgname}-${version}
 build_style=go
 go_import_path=github.com/tsenart/$pkgname
-hostmakedepends="dep"
 short_desc="HTTP load testing tool"
 maintainer="Frank Steinborn <steinex@nognu.de>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/tsenart/vegeta"
 distfiles="https://$go_import_path/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=0e6882d2044e8dc1979f4cd2d96ccbfc47db8ac575f66ebf1020f98d702988a9
-
-pre_build() {
-	cd $GOSRCPATH
-	dep ensure
-}
+checksum=b4fe7e8ad0cf925ff82a8eff17e5238cfc7dd5dc3822615ef2cc6f8ee4c18309
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE