diff --git a/srcpkgs/zig/template b/srcpkgs/zig/template
index f1059c70eb4..baefd41af01 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/zig/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/zig/template
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'zig'
 pkgname=zig
-# We temporarily package a master branch snapshot as the latest release
-# (0.7.1) requires llvm11. Zig 0.8.0 is planned to be released on 31.5.
-_upstream_version=0.8.0-dev.2275+8467373bb
-version=0.8.0pre1
+version=0.8.0
 revision=1
 archs="x86_64* aarch64*"
-wrksrc="zig-${_upstream_version}"
 build_style=cmake
-# Upstream's version handling for master builds relies on the git repo
-configure_args="-DZIG_VERSION=${_upstream_version}"
 make_cmd=make
 makedepends="clang llvm12 lld-devel"
 short_desc="Programming language designed for robustness, optimality, and clarity"
 maintainer="Isaac Freund <ifreund@ifreund.xyz>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://ziglang.org"
-distfiles="${homepage}/builds/zig-${_upstream_version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=2ac91466d8a02e82eff6d89181a36b3377c3b0ec9b8a739e1fd2fdf3c173785f
+distfiles="https://ziglang.org/download/${version}/zig-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=03a828d00c06b2e3bb8b7ff706997fd76bf32503b08d759756155b6e8c981e77
 nopie=yes
 nocross=yes