diff --git a/srcpkgs/poedit/template b/srcpkgs/poedit/template
index 6d23f2fea72..9b614efb6a3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/poedit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/poedit/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'poedit'
 pkgname=poedit
-version=1.7.6
+version=1.8
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-wx-config=wx-config-3.0"
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://www.poedit.net/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/vslavik/poedit/releases/download/v${version}-oss/poedit-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=19753cb074bd3a0dffce5a43c99573f4c1237eff6bdd4dec27ae46c2c9d18b75
+checksum=9d8198fb16d6beb4ef5bd2db527bc20a6042fd05b9ccfc5f37a7e7dc049cdd0c