diff --git a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
index d9b9c811632..cf1f438ec46 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'harfbuzz'
 pkgname=harfbuzz
-version=1.8.4
+version=1.8.5
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-glib --with-freetype --with-cairo --with-icu --with-graphite2"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/HarfBuzz/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="${FREEDESKTOP_SITE}/harfbuzz/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=3c592f86fa0da69e2e0e98cae9f5d5b61def3bb7948aa00ca45748f27fa545fd
+checksum=8f6f40fc49dbaf15221807e2c2b9293cbaa73592ef4b3ab430252ca6571120ac
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi