diff --git a/templates/libsoup/template b/templates/libsoup/template
index aa30d3d2975..ff588e7f524 100644
--- a/templates/libsoup/template
+++ b/templates/libsoup/template
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'libsoup'
 pkgname=libsoup
-version=2.27.5
-distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/2.27/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+version=2.28.0
+distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/2.28/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
+configure_args="--without-gnome"
 short_desc="HTTP library implementation in C"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=ca8085fc996c89298f10b780b8d9abae39de689f454a5393fd1283801ff7f287
+checksum=647217d395d560375551056e291d697543d424eb6363e101c334a01a0b8c6fb6
 long_desc="
  Libsoup is an HTTP library implementation in C. It was originally part
  of a SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) implementation called Soup, but