diff --git a/srcpkgs/libarchive/template b/srcpkgs/libarchive/template
index 15368609b83..4a7dc94ae98 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libarchive/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libarchive/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'libarchive'
 pkgname=libarchive
-version=2.8.1
+version=2.8.3
 distfiles="http://libarchive.googlecode.com/files/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--without-xml2"
 short_desc="Library to read/write several different streaming archive formats"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=bb15c5694c2d7909b235a88c8c4fc5f5beb01931db77981e815da2dfa564a1ca
+checksum=16095d15334b3c8dbb02db5af3d415f12c1c3bdd4eb43af7bbc36ab7572c0b7a
 long_desc="
  Libarchive is a programming library that can create and read several
  different streaming archive formats, including most popular tar variants,