diff --git a/srcpkgs/weechat/template b/srcpkgs/weechat/template
index a229144478d..9e367699ea1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/weechat/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/weechat/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'weechat'
 pkgname=weechat
-version=2.7.1
+version=2.8
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DENABLE_MAN=ON -DENABLE_ENCHANT=ON -DENABLE_PERL=ON
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.weechat.org"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/weechat/weechat/master/ChangeLog.adoc"
 distfiles="https://www.weechat.org/files/src/weechat-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=9d752fecb86a54470a19d8c977bc1baa01ac58625a4722e42199b85a06035c41
+checksum=553ea295edad3b03cf88e6029c21e7bde32ff1cc026d35386ba9da3e56a6018c
 lib32disabled=yes
 
 subpackages="weechat-aspell weechat-devel weechat-ruby weechat-python weechat-tcl weechat-lua weechat-perl"