diff --git a/srcpkgs/khal/template b/srcpkgs/khal/template
index ba9138fc5de..c501a5a3d48 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/khal/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/khal/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'khal'
 pkgname=khal
-version=0.8.2
+version=0.8.3
 revision=1
 noarch=yes
 build_style=python-module
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ maintainer="Oliver Kiddle <okiddle@yahoo.co.uk>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://lostpackets.de/khal/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/k/khal/khal-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=f2ff3cf58ea4de55b42e6f3cd61818be1ebaf86fabb7f7d5c11b762d07a40c46
+checksum=1ec6940a9fbd207c41428b103bac1d1555129b9b4eca2b843c544bd48ac63ee3
 
 pre_build() {
-	sed -e '/setuptools_scm/d' \
-		-e '/pkginfo/d' \
-		-e "s/use_scm_version=True,/version=\"${version}\",/" \
-		-i setup.py
+	sed -i setup.py \
+		-e '/setup_requires/d' \
+		-e '/use_scm_version/d' \
+		-e "/name=/ a\
+		version='${version}',"
 }
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING