diff --git a/srcpkgs/fontconfig/template b/srcpkgs/fontconfig/template
index 34a63067c39..6b3ffbabab0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fontconfig/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fontconfig/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template build file for 'fontconfig'.
 pkgname=fontconfig
-version=2.7.3
+version=2.8.0
 distfiles="http://www.fontconfig.org/release/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-docs --with-cache-dir=/var/cache/$pkgname"
 short_desc="Library for configuring and customizing font access"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=ba8fbff15c6b0395ed2f263311250bc8d36eb8793d122014429becab5c94b050
+checksum=fa2a1c6eea654d9fce7a4b1220f10c99cdec848dccaf1625c01f076b31382335
 long_desc="
  Fontconfig is a library for configuring and customizing font access.