diff --git a/srcpkgs/elvish/template b/srcpkgs/elvish/template
index 653c7e14fb5..f8b824a3fb3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/elvish/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/elvish/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'elvish'
 pkgname=elvish
-version=0.7
-revision=3
+version=0.8
+revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/elves/elvish"
 short_desc="A novel Unix shell"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ maintainer="Diogo Leal <diogo@diogoleal.com>"
 license="BSD"
 homepage="https://github.com/elves/elvish/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/elves/elvish/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=e5afabf749f00cfd59c67472d9dc99d515f47d363e106227ad80e83dbed452f7
+checksum=74ce8baf5dc76cf1b9aede6781331c30177c6856c1d6a55f3eb62d6af53b78bb
 register_shell="/bin/elvish"
 
 post_install() {