diff --git a/srcpkgs/packer/template b/srcpkgs/packer/template
index c85ffd5cffd..b1156e1368b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/packer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/packer/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'packer'
 pkgname=packer
-version=1.8.1
+version=1.8.3
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/hashicorp/packer"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <abc@pompel.me>"
 license="MPL-2.0"
 homepage="http://www.packer.io"
 distfiles="https://${go_import_path}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=2a264119f7bdeeb82e79e0c9a02e4fa3d9bdf3e984c47e0c89ca2856eecb3b88
+checksum=763b4c759c5113885189f484c648d19b2b2f141d3d654e9cd3125c290b188462
 replaces="packer-bin>=0"
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in