diff --git a/pkg/hostapd/build b/pkg/hostapd/build
index 0167897..34744b7 100755
--- a/pkg/hostapd/build
+++ b/pkg/hostapd/build
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-VERSION="2.7"
+VERSION="2.8"
 SRCDIR="hostapd-${VERSION}"
 TARBALL="${SRCDIR}.tar.gz"
 URL="https://w1.fi/releases/"
-SHA256SUM="21b0dda3cc3abe75849437f6b9746da461f88f0ea49dd621216936f87440a141"
+SHA256SUM="929f522be6eeec38c53147e7bc084df028f65f148a3f7e4fa6c4c3f955cee4b0"
 DEPENDS="libnl3-dev openssl-dev toolchain"
 
 prepare() {