diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index b8a530a4fe2..fc4bc590557 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -1771,9 +1771,9 @@ libmate-desktop-2.so.17 mate-desktop-1.8.0_1
 libmarco-private.so.2 libmarco-1.22.2_1
 libmate-menu.so.2 mate-menus-1.8.0_1
 libcaja-extension.so.1 libcaja-1.8.1_1
-libmatekbd.so.4 libmatekbd-1.8.0_1
+libmatekbd.so.6 libmatekbd-1.28.0_1
+libmatekbdui.so.6 libmatekbd-1.28.0_1
 libmatemixer.so.0 libmatemixer-1.10.0_1
-libmatekbdui.so.4 libmatekbd-1.8.0_1
 libmate-window-settings.so.1 libmate-control-center-1.8.1_1
 libmateweather.so.1 libmateweather-1.8.0_1
 libmate-panel-applet-4.so.1 libmate-panel-1.8.0_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libmatekbd/template b/srcpkgs/libmatekbd/template
index fa3915c27e9..4af16c818d9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libmatekbd/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libmatekbd/template
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'libmatekbd'
 pkgname=libmatekbd
-version=1.26.1
+version=1.28.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="--disable-static $(vopt_enable gir introspection)"
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool glib-devel gobject-introspection"
-makedepends="libICE-devel gtk+3-devel libxklavier-devel iso-codes"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool glib-devel libxml2
+ gobject-introspection iso-codes"
+makedepends="libICE-devel libglib-devel gtk+3-devel libxklavier-devel iso-codes"
 depends="dconf iso-codes"
 short_desc="MATE keyboard library"
 maintainer="skmpz <dem.procopiou@gmail.com>"
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://mate-desktop.org"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mate-desktop/libmatekbd/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${version%.*}/libmatekbd-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=63938d91252945eeea88fd8374d1231bd83d02cd965c6bba17c185edb397bced
+checksum=5d2e58483c2b23d33503d24c88f8b90a28cc0189d7e4001b3e273a604f6fe80e
 
 build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"