diff --git a/srcpkgs/syft/template b/srcpkgs/syft/template
index 3a35489d7eb..1040d5da27b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/syft/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/syft/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'syft'
 pkgname=syft
-version=1.6.0
+version=1.8.0
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 build_helper=qemu
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/anchore/syft"
 changelog="https://github.com/anchore/syft/releases"
 distfiles="https://github.com/anchore/syft/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=636546852c7eb76e763c1ebca88df03b6ac0788269fde336f29c71ca61b195a5
+checksum=7bcb3a2945a6a9101c10e37ae6922cac78bfdb78c02c193144b772e3eb7d7a87
 
 post_install() {
 	syft="${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/syft"