diff --git a/srcpkgs/gupnp/patches/fix-tests.patch b/srcpkgs/gupnp/patches/fix-tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14ae7057d9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gupnp/patches/fix-tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+Don't call g_thread_unref after g_thread_join, g_thread_join already calls g_thread_unref.
+https://docs.gtk.org/glib/struct.Thread.html
+
+From 3990212ac5e22ed8f9f6f83c76de0ec3651564c9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jens Georg <mail@jensge.org>
+Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:29:48 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] tests: Remove unnecessary g_thread_unref
+
+---
+ tests/test-service-proxy.c | 4 ----
+ 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/tests/test-service-proxy.c b/tests/test-service-proxy.c
+index cc3c613..988e0e6 100644
+--- a/tests/test-service-proxy.c
++++ b/tests/test-service-proxy.c
+@@ -517,8 +517,6 @@ test_sync_call (ProxyTestFixture *tf, gconstpointer user_data)
+         // Spin the loop for a bit...
+         g_timeout_add (500, (GSourceFunc) delayed_loop_quitter, tf->loop);
+         g_main_loop_run (tf->loop);
+-
+-        g_thread_unref (t);
+ }
+ 
+ gboolean
+@@ -562,7 +560,6 @@ test_cancel_sync_call (ProxyTestFixture *tf, gconstpointer user_data)
+         // Spin the loop for a bit...
+         g_timeout_add (500, (GSourceFunc) delayed_loop_quitter, tf->loop);
+         g_main_loop_run (tf->loop);
+-        g_thread_unref (t);
+         g_object_unref (d.cancellable);
+ }
+ 
+@@ -642,7 +639,6 @@ test_finish_soap_error_sync (ProxyTestFixture *tf, gconstpointer user_data)
+         // Spin the loop for a bit...
+         g_timeout_add (500, (GSourceFunc) delayed_loop_quitter, tf->loop);
+         g_main_loop_run (tf->loop);
+-        g_thread_unref (t);
+ }
+ 
+ void
+-- 
+GitLab
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/gupnp/template b/srcpkgs/gupnp/template
index ce9c2efbac2..231d203b132 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gupnp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gupnp/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'gupnp'
 pkgname=gupnp
-version=1.6.6
+version=1.6.8
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GUPnP"
 changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gupnp/-/raw/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/gupnp/${version%.*}/gupnp-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=c9dc50e8c78b3792d1b0e6c5c5f52c93e9345d3dae2891e311a993a574f5a04f
+checksum=70a003cebd68577293fb3e6af49ff902203bf8768b2fc5d651ddc1f0fa1e11e9
 
 build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"