diff --git a/srcpkgs/vala/template b/srcpkgs/vala/template
index bd6ef73b12a..7ab6e72b5cf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vala/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vala/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'vala'
 pkgname=vala
-version=0.40.7
+version=0.40.8
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="flex libxslt pkg-config automake libtool"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://live.gnome.org/Vala"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GNOME/vala/0.40/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/vala/${version%.*}/vala-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=bee662f60ab3a0d5266c1dd66f508cd9ed3254d74622d23c2d6bd94c91990aec
+checksum=5c35e087a7054e9f0a514a0c1f1d0a0d7cf68d3e43c1dbeb840f9b0d815c0fa5
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi