diff --git a/gnu/packages/irc.scm b/gnu/packages/irc.scm
index b00fd6cc19..3521b18dcd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/irc.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/irc.scm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 ng0 <ng0@infotropique.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2017 Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>
-;;; Copyright © 2017 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
+;;; Copyright © 2017, 2018 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -272,22 +272,22 @@ using a mouse.  It is customizable and extensible with plugins and scripts.")
 (define-public ii
   (package
     (name "ii")
-    (version "1.7")
+    (version "1.8")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "http://dl.suckless.org/tools/"
                                   name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "176cqwnn6h7w4kbfd66hzqa243l26pqp2b06bii0nmnm0rkaqwis"))))
+                "1lk8vjl7i8dcjh4jkg8h8bkapcbs465sy8g9c0chfqsywbmf3ndr"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:tests? #f ; no tests
+     `(#:tests? #f                      ; no tests
        #:make-flags (list (string-append "PREFIX=" %output)
                           "CC=gcc")
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (delete 'configure)))) ; no configure
+         (delete 'configure))))         ; no configure
     (home-page "http://tools.suckless.org/ii/")
     (synopsis "FIFO and file system based IRC client")
     (description