diff --git a/srcpkgs/soundtouch/template b/srcpkgs/soundtouch/template
index bf80d2edf4f..1e0b054e2c5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/soundtouch/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/soundtouch/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'soundtouch'
 pkgname=soundtouch
-version=1.7.0
-revision=3
+version=1.8.0
+revision=1
 wrksrc=${pkgname}
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="libtool automake pkg-config"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.surina.net/soundtouch"
 license="LGPL-2.1"
 distfiles="http://www.surina.net/soundtouch/soundtouch-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=0c94722ab995489b7816baa553a1cfd433e1005d456382e31defd068b003c848
+checksum=3d4161d74ca25c5a98c69dbb8ea10fd2be409ba1a3a0bf81db407c4c261f166b
 
 pre_configure() {
 	sed -e 's,AM_CONFIG_HEADER,AC_CONFIG_HEADERS,g' -i configure.ac