diff --git a/srcpkgs/fwup/template b/srcpkgs/fwup/template
index c7c2bb468d9..feafb66c7c1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fwup/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fwup/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'fwup'
 pkgname=fwup
-version=1.7.0
+version=1.8.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 changelog="https://github.com/fhunleth/fwup/raw/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 homepage="https://github.com/fhunleth/fwup"
 distfiles="https://github.com/fhunleth/fwup/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=ac84626cfc6b674f1a6a8b5600edb331eeed8bbc5d46318e5c470bc53bafb2bd
+checksum=9890f0328796f4315e6c1188df5c103855c530fbc14fbc8c12f4b24066c975f1
 
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	hostmakedepends+=" help2man"