diff --git a/extra/x265/PKGBUILD b/extra/x265/PKGBUILD
index 261f36d5a..d3cbc634c 100644
--- a/extra/x265/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/x265/PKGBUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #  - retain 10/12 bit separation for AArch64
 
 pkgname=x265
-pkgver=2.7
+pkgver=2.8
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='Open Source H265/HEVC video encoder'
 arch=('x86_64')
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ makedepends=('cmake' 'nasm')
 provides=('libx265.so')
 source=("https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265/downloads/x265_${pkgver}.tar.gz"
         arm.patch)
-sha256sums=('d5e75fa62ffe6ed49e691f8eb8ab8c1634ffcc0725dd553c6fdb4d5443b494a2'
+sha256sums=('6e59f9afc0c2b87a46f98e33b5159d56ffb3558a49d8e3d79cb7fdc6b7aaa863'
             'c3e80d7261d5fef72bfea5c5dd4613c1e997315dc7d0d9465f99356287a8d46b')
 
 prepare() {