diff --git a/multimedia/video/vlc/actions.py b/multimedia/video/vlc/actions.py
index 5b14131d9d..6fddd24b82 100644
--- a/multimedia/video/vlc/actions.py
+++ b/multimedia/video/vlc/actions.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ def setup():
                             --with-default-font=/usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf \
                             --with-default-monospace-font=/usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSansMono.ttf \
                             --with-x \
+                              BUILDCC=gcc \
                               LUAC=luac  LUA_LIBS='`pkg-config --libs lua`' \
                               RCC=/usr/bin/rcc-qt5 \
                             --disable-qt4 \
diff --git a/multimedia/video/vlc/pspec.xml b/multimedia/video/vlc/pspec.xml
index a4d2bcc720..2766d712ca 100644
--- a/multimedia/video/vlc/pspec.xml
+++ b/multimedia/video/vlc/pspec.xml
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@
         <IsA>app:gui</IsA>
         <Summary>VLC media player</Summary>
         <Description>VLC is a famous video player and streamer.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="b960ec5bdb9a51da285430fc68962927ccc87187" type="tarxz">http://mirrors.netix.net/vlc/vlc/2.2.8/vlc-2.2.8.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="50610841b060321242793cf6ad3d58759dc5973b" type="tarxz">http://mirrors.netix.net/vlc/vlc/3.0.0/vlc-3.0.0.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
+            <Dependency>qt5-svg-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>wayland-client</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libcdio-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>eudev-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>lua-devel</Dependency>
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@
             <Dependency>xcb-proto</Dependency>
             <Dependency>zlib-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gtk2-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>gtk3-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>zvbi-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>faac-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>flac-devel</Dependency>
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@
             <Dependency>cairo-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>util-macros</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libxcb-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>libarchive-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libXau-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libtar-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libvpx-devel</Dependency>
@@ -55,6 +59,7 @@
             <Dependency>libmad-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libogg-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libsdl-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>libsdl2-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>taglib-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>a52dec-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libebml-devel</Dependency>
@@ -119,18 +124,17 @@
             <Dependency>xcb-util-keysyms-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gst-plugins-base-next-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency>zvbi-devel</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>wayland-protocols-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
         <Patches>
-            <Patch level="1">ffmpeg3.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch level="1">lua53_compat.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch>qt4-select.patch</Patch>
-<!--             <Patch level="1">vlc-gcc6-buildfixes.patch</Patch> -->
-            <Patch level="1">vlc-9999-libva-1.2.1-compat.patch</Patch>
+<!--             <Patch level="1">ffmpeg3.patch</Patch> -->
+            <Patch level="1">lua53_compat.patch</Patch> -->
+<!--             <Patch level="1">vlc-9999-libva-1.2.1-compat.patch</Patch> -->
             <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.4-libav-11.7.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.4-decoder-lock-scope.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.2-qt5widgets.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.4-alsa-large-buffers.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.4-cxx0x.patch</Patch>
+<!--             <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.4-decoder-lock-scope.patch</Patch> -->
+<!--             <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.2-qt5widgets.patch</Patch> -->
+<!--             <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.4-alsa-large-buffers.patch</Patch> -->
+<!--             <Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.4-cxx0x.patch</Patch> -->
             <!--Patch level="1">vlc-2.2.4-qt57.patch</Patch-->
 <!--             <Patch>lc-2.2.0-fix-xcb.patch</Patch> -->
 <!--             <Patch>vlc-2.2.0-rdp-1.2.0.patch</Patch> -->
@@ -144,6 +148,8 @@
         <Name>vlc</Name>
          <RuntimeDependencies>
             <Dependency>qt5-base</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>qt5-svg</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>wayland-client</Dependency>
             <Dependency>qt5-x11extras</Dependency>
             <Dependency>ncurses</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libtar</Dependency>
@@ -169,6 +175,7 @@
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/applications</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/icons</Path>
             <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/kde4/apps/solid/actions</Path>
+            <Path fileType="data">/usr/share/metainfo</Path>
             <Path fileType="doc">/usr/share/doc</Path>
             <Path fileType="man">/usr/share/man</Path>
             <Path fileType="localedata">/usr/share/locale</Path>
@@ -217,6 +224,7 @@
             <Dependency>eudev</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libpng</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libxcb</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>harfbuzz</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libidn</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libmad</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libass</Dependency>
@@ -245,6 +253,8 @@
             <Dependency>libkate</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libupnp</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libshout</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>libarchive</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>avahi-libs</Dependency>
             <Dependency>alsa-lib</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libvdpau</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libmpeg2</Dependency>
@@ -268,6 +278,7 @@
             <Dependency>libavc1394</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libmatroska</Dependency>
             <Dependency>schroedinger</Dependency>
+            <Dependency>wayland-client</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libvncserver</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libgpg-error</Dependency>
             <Dependency>libsamplerate</Dependency>
@@ -298,6 +309,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="7">
+            <Date>2018-02-18</Date>
+            <Version>3.0.0</Version>
+            <Comment>Version Bump</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="6">
             <Date>2018-01-13</Date>
             <Version>2.2.8</Version>