diff --git a/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/template b/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/template
index dda60ee90a8..295d48e8658 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'seafile-client-qt'
 pkgname=seafile-client-qt
-version=8.0.3
+version=8.0.8
 revision=1
 _sourcename="seafile-client"
 wrksrc="${_sourcename}-${version}"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="yopito <pierre.bourgin@free.fr>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://seafile.com"
 distfiles="https://github.com/haiwen/seafile-client/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=37241cddcfd0bbf46c41f346458fd93a27bec9879d3fd461145b24e8aa2405fb
+checksum=4490128f7f8a1691d43fb9d3152b7a842af3542332b2a43e346f1c62ab2c37bc
 
 build_options="shibboleth"
 desc_option_shibboleth="Build with Shibboleth support"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 			# append '-ltfs' argument on link via cmake (macro TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES)
 			# "LDFLAGS=-lfts" does not work, its prepends it (useless)
 			# XXX prefer patch on CMakeLists.txt ?
-			sed -i -e 's,\(\${EXTRA_LIBS}\)$,\1 -lfts,' ${wrksrc}/CMakeLists.txt
+			vsed -i -e 's,\(\${EXTRA_LIBS}\)$,\1 -lfts,' ${wrksrc}/CMakeLists.txt
 			;;
 	esac
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/update b/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/update
index 7c03301dc42..10fc3b1f3a5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/seafile-client-qt/update
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# upstream sometimes retag source
-# use upstream's Ubuntu focal repo to detect new version.
-site='https://linux-clients.seafile.com/seafile-deb/focal/pool/main/s/seafile-gui/'
-pattern='seafile-gui_\K[\d.]+(?=_amd64.deb)'
+# upstream sometimes retag source, so rely on windows client availabiliy
+# to detect new version (upstream's deb packages are not always up to date).
+site=https://download.seadrive.org/
+pattern='<Key>seafile-\K[\d.]+(?=-en.msi</Key>)'