diff --git a/srcpkgs/yquake2/template b/srcpkgs/yquake2/template
index c80ae6da64e..97458a1d1e1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/yquake2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/yquake2/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'yquake2'
 pkgname=yquake2
-version=7.45
+version=8.00
 revision=1
 wrksrc="quake2-${version}"
 build_style=cmake
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ maintainer="Helmut Pozimski <helmut@pozimski.eu>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.yamagi.org/quake2/"
 distfiles="https://deponie.yamagi.org/quake2/quake2-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=c7524567bf1aa6045f25619bea6e4fd9066284b3fb81863b581fb44f4f47ff65
+checksum=60d8d10fc2b4d75b961251990e4d903357194a73210bc1e42924edef887d0eb2
 
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	armv*) makedepends+=" MesaLib-devel";;
@@ -36,4 +36,7 @@ do_install() {
 	vinstall stuff/yq2.cfg 644 usr/share/doc/${pkgname}
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/${pkgname}.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
 	vinstall stuff/icon/Quake2.png 644 usr/share/pixmaps ${pkgname}.png
+	# needed because the game currently won't start when the directory doesn't exist
+	vmkdir usr/share/games/quake2
+	touch ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/games/quake2/.emptydir
 }