diff --git a/x11/library/libevdev/pspec.xml b/x11/library/libevdev/pspec.xml
index d378bb8cc7..4cff545e8e 100644
--- a/x11/library/libevdev/pspec.xml
+++ b/x11/library/libevdev/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>Wrapper library for evdev devices</Summary>
         <Description>Wrapper library for evdev devices</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="ef584a500833fe737bacb89350f93314b07f1c42" type="tarxz">https://www.freedesktop.org/software/libevdev/libevdev-1.6.0.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="4392d28fb91a5f6eb404aab531526f5fa0bbe73d" type="tarxz">https://www.freedesktop.org/software/libevdev/libevdev-1.8.0.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>doxygen</Dependency>
             <Dependency>valgrind</Dependency>
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="7">
+            <Date>2019-10-24</Date>
+            <Version>1.8.0</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="6">
             <Date>2019-02-06</Date>
             <Version>1.6.0</Version>