diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-simplejson/template b/srcpkgs/python-simplejson/template
index 23f4fbed507..5fe8cb2bd67 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-simplejson/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-simplejson/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'python-simplejson'
 pkgname=python-simplejson
-version=3.7.3
+version=3.8.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="simplejson-${version}"
 build_style=python-module
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="https://github.com/simplejson/simplejson"
 license="MIT, AFL-2.1"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/s/simplejson/simplejson-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=63d7f7b14a20f29f74325a69e6db45925eaf6e3a003eab46c0234fd050a8c93f
+checksum=217e4797da3a9a4a9fbe6722e0db98070b8443a88212d7acdbd241a7668141d9
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE.txt LICENSE