diff --git a/srcpkgs/xconsole/template b/srcpkgs/xconsole/template
index e65cb878d70..5aaa3671b6f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xconsole/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xconsole/template
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-# Template build file for 'xconsole'.
+# Template file for 'xconsole'
 pkgname=xconsole
-version=1.0.7
-revision=2
+version=1.0.8
+revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
 makedepends="libXaw-devel"
 short_desc="Monitor system console messages with X"
-homepage="http://xorg.freedesktop.org"
-license="MIT"
 maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
-distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/app/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=d1144882df207378381bc83927906559defbf7b83a01d52c50ad44234c5851e0
+license="MIT"
+homepage="http://xorg.freedesktop.org"
+distfiles="${XORG_SITE}/app/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=7b4a6af068e40e2e6a4521d6f35c9253ec152c287d025fff9cc4c99f2586bba4
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING