diff --git a/util/crypt/gpgme/actions.py b/util/crypt/gpgme/actions.py
index dc9eec639c..f6ec08daa5 100644
--- a/util/crypt/gpgme/actions.py
+++ b/util/crypt/gpgme/actions.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ def build():
     #autotools.make("check")
 
 def install():
-    autotools.rawInstall("DESTDIR=%s" % get.installDIR())
-    pisitools.insinto("/usr/lib/cmake/Qgpgme", "lang/qt/src/QGpgmeConfig.cmake")
-    pisitools.insinto("/usr/lib/cmake/Qgpgme", "lang/qt/src/QGpgmeConfigVersion.cmake")
+    autotools.rawInstall("DESTDIR=%s" % get.installDIR())    
 
     pisitools.dodoc("AUTHORS", "ChangeLog", "NEWS", "README", "THANKS", "TODO")
diff --git a/util/crypt/gpgme/files/remove-a-forgotten-instance-of-libsuffix.diff b/util/crypt/gpgme/files/remove-a-forgotten-instance-of-libsuffix.diff
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6bc778238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/crypt/gpgme/files/remove-a-forgotten-instance-of-libsuffix.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff --git a/lang/cpp/src/GpgmeppConfig.cmake.in.in b/lang/cpp/src/GpgmeppConfig.cmake.in.in
+index 928d19f..cbe9713 100644
+--- a/lang/cpp/src/GpgmeppConfig.cmake.in.in
++++ b/lang/cpp/src/GpgmeppConfig.cmake.in.in
+@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ add_library(Gpgmepp SHARED IMPORTED)
+ 
+ set_target_properties(Gpgmepp PROPERTIES
+   INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "@resolved_includedir@/gpgme++;@resolved_includedir@"
+-  INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "pthread;@resolved_libdir@/libgpgme@libsuffix@;@LIBASSUAN_LIBS@"
++  INTERFACE_LINK_LIBRARIES "pthread;@resolved_libdir@/libgpgme.so;@LIBASSUAN_LIBS@"
+   IMPORTED_LOCATION "@resolved_libdir@/libgpgmepp.so"
+ )
+ 
+--  
diff --git a/util/crypt/gpgme/pspec.xml b/util/crypt/gpgme/pspec.xml
index cc581fa1e3..2253f53fd5 100644
--- a/util/crypt/gpgme/pspec.xml
+++ b/util/crypt/gpgme/pspec.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>GnuPG Made Easy is a library for making GnuPG easier to use</Summary>
         <Description>GPGME is a library designed to make access to GnuPG easier for applications. It provides a high-Level Crypto application programming interface (API) for encryption, decryption, signing, signature verification and key management.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="af95d75878200407eb577245eeb0681b1ad313ed" type="tarbz2">http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/pub/gnupg/gpgme/gpgme-1.7.1.tar.bz2</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="efa043064dbf675fd713228c6fcfcc4116feb221" type="tarbz2">http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/pub/gnupg/gpgme/gpgme-1.8.0.tar.bz2</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>gnupg</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libgpg-error-devel</Dependency>
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@
             <Dependency>swig</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>python-devel</Dependency>
-        </BuildDependencies>            
+        </BuildDependencies>
+        <Patches>
+            <Patch level="1">remove-a-forgotten-instance-of-libsuffix.diff</Patch>
+        </Patches>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@
             <Dependency>libassuan</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libgcc</Dependency>
             <Dependency>qt5-base</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>python3</Dependency>
         </RuntimeDependencies>
         <Files>
             <Path fileType="executable">/usr/bin</Path>
@@ -60,6 +64,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="4">
+            <Date>2016-12-28</Date>
+            <Version>1.8.0</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Stefan Gronewold</Name>
+            <Email>groni@pisilinux.org</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="3">
             <Date>2016-12-24</Date>
             <Version>1.7.1</Version>