diff --git a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
index 9991d3e78af..2f62efaaf5d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libvirt/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libvirt'
 pkgname=libvirt
-version=7.8.0
-revision=2
+version=7.9.0
+revision=1
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="-Dqemu_user=libvirt -Dqemu_group=libvirt -Drunstatedir=/run
  -Dpolkit=enabled"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://libvirt.org"
 changelog="https://libvirt.org/news.html"
 distfiles="https://libvirt.org/sources/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=a727cd0a47bfa24fa7de2874d23f3a9f9f02ceb6b49ba15288f6d9a098b19921
+checksum=829cf2b5f574279c40f0446e1168815d3f36b89710560263ca2ce70256f72e8c
 
 # FIX https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=701649
 system_accounts="libvirt"