diff --git a/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
index 1951ebb52bf..9b416832f82 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rtorrent/template
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'rtorrent'
 pkgname=rtorrent
-version=0.8.8
-revision=2
+version=0.8.9
 distfiles="http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no/downloads/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--disable-debug"
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ short_desc="Ncurses BitTorrent client based on libTorrent"
 maintainer="Mike Rosset <mike.rosset@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://libtorrent.rakshasa.no"
 license="GPL-2"
-checksum=8511eac924a49ae577806191c2f3a590661a1e946f3a5ecaca477e054a75ec62
+checksum=cca70eb36a0c176bbd6fdb3afe2bc9f163fa4c9377fc33bc29689dec60cf6d84
 long_desc="
  rtorrent is a BitTorrent client for ncurses, using the libtorrent library. 
  The client and library is written in C++ with emphasis on speed and efficiency,