diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 0f3506504ae..820f037f267 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -3405,7 +3405,7 @@ libSoapySDR.so.0.7 SoapySDR-0.7.0_1
 libeditorconfig.so.0 editorconfig-0.12.2_1
 libkid3-core.so.3.8.2 kid3-3.8.2_1
 libkid3-gui.so.3.8.2 kid3-3.8.2_1
-libcfitsio.so.8 cfitsio-3.470_2
+libcfitsio.so.9 cfitsio-3.480_1
 libapparmor.so.1 libapparmor-2.12.0_1
 libgsettings-qt.so.1 gsettings-qt-0.1+17.10.20170824_1
 libplacebo.so.29 libplacebo-1.29.0_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cfitsio/template b/srcpkgs/cfitsio/template
index db913e96263..1b798f673cc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cfitsio/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cfitsio/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'cfitsio'
 pkgname=cfitsio
-version=3.470
-revision=2
+version=3.480
+revision=1
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version%0}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="libcurl-devel"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ maintainer="Helmut Pozimski <helmut@pozimski.eu>"
 license="custom:NASA license"
 homepage="https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/fitsio/"
 distfiles="http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/FTP/software/fitsio/c/${pkgname}-${version%0}.tar.gz"
-checksum=418516f10ee1e0f1b520926eeca6b77ce639bed88804c7c545e74f26b3edf4ef
+checksum=91b48ffef544eb8ea3908543052331072c99bf09ceb139cb3c6977fc3e47aac1
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense License.txt