diff --git a/srcpkgs/curl/patches/install-curl-config-manpage.patch b/srcpkgs/curl/patches/install-curl-config-manpage.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..74b13f0bea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/curl/patches/install-curl-config-manpage.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 4cc5657247183a0bc3b0969beeaea9acddb09d22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Daniel Stenberg <daniel@haxx.se>
+Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 08:43:43 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] docs/Makefile.am: make curl-config.1 install
+
+on "make install" like it should
+
+Follow-up to 60971d665b9b1df87082
+
+Closes #13741
+---
+ docs/Makefile.am | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/docs/Makefile.am b/docs/Makefile.am
+index 83f5b0c461cc0f..e9ef6284860555 100644
+--- a/docs/Makefile.am
++++ b/docs/Makefile.am
+@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ if BUILD_DOCS
+ # if we disable man page building, ignore these
+ MK_CA_DOCS = mk-ca-bundle.1
+ CURLCONF_DOCS = curl-config.1
++man_MANS = curl-config.1
+ endif
+ 
+ CURLPAGES = curl-config.md mk-ca-bundle.md
diff --git a/srcpkgs/curl/template b/srcpkgs/curl/template
index d2ec8f6b1a5..beb6fd367c7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/curl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/curl/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'curl'
 pkgname=curl
-version=8.7.1
+version=8.8.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="ac_cv_sizeof_off_t=8 --enable-threaded-resolver --enable-ipv6
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ configure_args="ac_cv_sizeof_off_t=8 --enable-threaded-resolver --enable-ipv6
 make_check_args="TFLAGS=!1477"
 # Use mdocml instead of groff to generate builtin manual to avoid cyclic
 # dependencies.
-hostmakedepends="perl pkg-config mdocml"
+hostmakedepends="perl pkg-config mdocml libtool automake"
 makedepends="nghttp2-devel zlib-devel $(vopt_if gnutls 'gnutls-devel')
  $(vopt_if gssapi 'mit-krb5-devel') $(vopt_if ldap 'libldap-devel')
  $(vopt_if rtmp 'librtmp-devel') $(vopt_if ssh 'libssh2-devel')
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="https://curl.se"
 changelog="https://curl.se/changes.html"
 distfiles="https://curl.se/download/curl-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=f91249c87f68ea00cf27c44fdfa5a78423e41e71b7d408e5901a9896d905c495
+checksum=77c0e1cd35ab5b45b659645a93b46d660224d0024f1185e8a95cdb27ae3d787d
 build_options="gnutls gssapi idn ldap psl rtmp ssh ssl zstd"
 build_options_default="idn psl ssh ssl zstd"
 vopt_conflict ssl gnutls
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ pre_configure() {
 	export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS/-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2/}"
 	export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS/-I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}\/usr\/include/}"
 	export CPPFLAGS="-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2"
+
+	# reconfigure for patched changes
+	autoreconf -fi
 }
 
 pre_check() {