diff --git a/srcpkgs/csound/template b/srcpkgs/csound/template
index c2e348fa0ae..7b73de3f0c3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/csound/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/csound/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'csound'
 pkgname=csound
-version=6.07.0
+version=6.08.0
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <miwaxe@gmail.com>"
 license="LGPL-3"
 homepage="http://csound.github.io"
 distfiles="https://github.com/$pkgname/$pkgname/archive/$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=606af463da477cf4a3f89d00a4fda63c7eb0dc7f50a8923069f009dfdc545799
+checksum=480bde5c07ac7fb8303b4c84c01710999815c2334501d007170adc9cdbf826a1
 nocross=yes
 
 post_install() {