diff --git a/srcpkgs/discount/template b/srcpkgs/discount/template
index b5c2a90d6e8..c2cf77b57ab 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/discount/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/discount/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'discount'
 pkgname=discount
-version=2.1.8
+version=2.1.8a
 revision=1
 build_style=configure
 configure_script="./configure.sh"
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ short_desc="C implementation of John Gruber's Markdown"
 maintainer="necrophcodr <necrophcodr@necrophcodr.me>"
 license="3-clause-BSD"
 homepage="http://www.pell.portland.or.us/~orc/Code/discount"
-distfiles="${homepage}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=db9742460c4f33cf417ef794c8e41605f8fc498697c181aa2835f6944aba7137
+distfiles="${homepage}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
+checksum=c01502f4eedba8163dcd30c613ba5ee238a068f75291be127856261727e03526
 
 discount-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"