diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-idna/template b/srcpkgs/python-idna/template
index 05a3c56c315..0afe25e159f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-idna/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-idna/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-idna'
 pkgname=python-idna
-version=2.7
+version=2.8
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 wrksrc="idna-${version}"
@@ -13,14 +13,10 @@ maintainer="Alessio Sergi <al3hex@gmail.com>"
 homepage="https://github.com/kjd/idna"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/i/idna/idna-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=684a38a6f903c1d71d6d5fac066b58d7768af4de2b832e426ec79c30daa94a16
+checksum=c357b3f628cf53ae2c4c05627ecc484553142ca23264e593d327bcde5e9c3407
 
-pre_build() {
-	# fix permissions
-	chmod -R go+rX .
-}
 post_install() {
-	vlicense LICENSE.rst LICENSE
+	vlicense LICENSE.rst
 }
 
 python3-idna_package() {
@@ -30,6 +26,6 @@ python3-idna_package() {
 	short_desc="${short_desc/Python2/Python3}"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/lib/python3*
-		vlicense LICENSE.rst LICENSE
+		vlicense LICENSE.rst
 	}
 }