diff --git a/packages/sysutils/dbus/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/dbus/package.mk
index 5562de610f..612a0e90b9 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/dbus/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/dbus/package.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
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 PKG_NAME="dbus"
-PKG_VERSION="1.6.18"
+PKG_VERSION="1.8.0"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"