diff --git a/packages/compress/pigz/package.mk b/packages/compress/pigz/package.mk
index c31d6ca427..a1df8dede9 100644
--- a/packages/compress/pigz/package.mk
+++ b/packages/compress/pigz/package.mk
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2019-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="pigz"
-PKG_VERSION="2.7"
-PKG_SHA256="d2045087dae5e9482158f1f1c0f21c7d3de6f7cdc7cc5848bdabda544e69aa58"
+PKG_VERSION="2.8"
+PKG_SHA256="eb872b4f0e1f0ebe59c9f7bd8c506c4204893ba6a8492de31df416f0d5170fd0"
 PKG_LICENSE="Other"
 PKG_SITE="https://zlib.net/pigz/"
-PKG_URL="https://github.com/madler/pigz/archive/v${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
+PKG_URL="https://zlib.net/pigz/pigz-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
 PKG_DEPENDS_HOST="make:host zlib:host"
 PKG_LONGDESC="a parallel implementation of the gzip file compressor"
 PKG_TOOLCHAIN="manual"