diff --git a/srcpkgs/codecrypt/template b/srcpkgs/codecrypt/template
index 1839ba077aa..324d0220788 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/codecrypt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/codecrypt/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'codecrypt'
 pkgname=codecrypt
-version=1.7.6
+version=1.8
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ short_desc="Post-quantum cryptography tool"
 homepage="https://e-x-a.org/codecrypt"
 license="LGPL-3"
 distfiles="https://github.com/exaexa/codecrypt/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=02fd8c55c634db409cae80e07b01785f4879ec8cab13fb98c73c354beba1a779
+checksum=25f11bc361b4f8aca7245698334b5715b7d594d708a75e8cdb2aa732dc46eb96
 
 LDFLAGS="-lpthread"