diff --git a/srcpkgs/libhandy1/template b/srcpkgs/libhandy1/template
index fbbe35856b2..8285430b009 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libhandy1/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libhandy1/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libhandy1'
 pkgname=libhandy1
-version=1.6.1
+version=1.8.0
 revision=1
 wrksrc="libhandy-${version}"
 build_style=meson
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libhandy/"
 changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libhandy/-/raw/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/libhandy/${version%.*}/libhandy-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=6eab0384404d56bd1b1fa059d9a081177778f6ae080ffc2120f28656ca7462a4
+checksum=6c2542c0578924b0c29b7ae6cb44eb26df38eb01d6d5ef3d7d0b0825763230e8
 
 build_options="gir glade gtk_doc"
 desc_option_glade="Generate glade modules and catalog files"
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libhandy1/update b/srcpkgs/libhandy1/update
index c403eb6822e..f01319fe1b7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libhandy1/update
+++ b/srcpkgs/libhandy1/update
@@ -1 +1 @@
-pattern="libhandy-[0-9]+\.[0-9]*[02468]\.[0-9]+"
+pkgname=libhandy