diff --git a/srcpkgs/borg/template b/srcpkgs/borg/template
index 4ba5103774e..9132fc6b442 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/borg/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/borg/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'borg'
 pkgname=borg
-version=1.2.7
-revision=2
+version=1.2.8
+revision=1
 build_style=python3-module
 make_check_args="-k not((benchmark)or(readonly))"
 make_check_target="build/lib.*/borg/testsuite"
@@ -16,20 +16,13 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://www.borgbackup.org"
 changelog="https://borgbackup.readthedocs.io/en/stable/changes.html#changelog"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/b/borgbackup/borgbackup-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=f63f28a3383c041971cec87b061ca39a815b5fd445db24aa8172cac417d9411a
+checksum=d39d22b0d2cb745584d68608a179b6c75f7b40e496e96feb789e41d34991f4aa
 
 export BORG_OPENSSL_PREFIX="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
 export BORG_LIBLZ4_PREFIX="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
 export BORG_LIBZSTD_PREFIX="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
 export BORG_LIBXXHASH_PREFIX="${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
 
-post_extract() {
-       # borg#8133
-       vsed -i '/msgpack/s/<=1.0.7/<=1.0.8/g' setup.py
-       vsed -i '/msgpack/s/<= (1, 0, 7)/<= (1, 0, 8)/g' src/borg/helpers/msgpack.py
-}
-
-
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE