diff --git a/gnu/packages/audio.scm b/gnu/packages/audio.scm
index 312fdd4e99..cce52732d6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/audio.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/audio.scm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
-;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
+;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2017 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 Taylan Ulrich Bayırlı/Kammer <taylanbayirli@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 Andreas Enge <andreas@enge.fr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 Alex Kost <alezost@gmail.com>
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ streams from live audio.")
 (define-public ardour
   (package
     (name "ardour")
-    (version "5.6")
+    (version "5.8")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
               (uri (git-reference
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ streams from live audio.")
 namespace ARDOUR { const char* revision = \"" version "\" ; }")))))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1fgvjmvdyh61qn8azpmh19ac58ps5sl2dywwshr56v0svakhwwh9"))
+                "1lcvslrcw6g4kp9w0h1jx46x6ilz4nzz0k2yrw4gd545k1rwx0c1"))
               (file-name (string-append name "-" version))))
     (build-system waf-build-system)
     (arguments