diff --git a/package/libvpx/libvpx.hash b/package/libvpx/libvpx.hash
index 1397b62f7b..bcf643b073 100644
--- a/package/libvpx/libvpx.hash
+++ b/package/libvpx/libvpx.hash
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Locally computed:
-sha256 1fec931eb5c94279ad219a5b6e0202358e94a93a90cfb1603578c326abfc1238  libvpx-v1.7.0.tar.gz
+sha256 86df18c694e1c06cc8f83d2d816e9270747a0ce6abe316e93a4f4095689373f6  libvpx-v1.8.0.tar.gz
 sha256 8267348d5af1262c11d1a08de2f5afc77457755f1ac658627dd9acf71011d615  LICENSE
 sha256 cc3273e0694ea5896145e0677699b53471b03ea43021ddc50e7923fbb9f5023c  PATENTS
diff --git a/package/libvpx/libvpx.mk b/package/libvpx/libvpx.mk
index 0f867eb2a9..265fcee1cf 100644
--- a/package/libvpx/libvpx.mk
+++ b/package/libvpx/libvpx.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LIBVPX_VERSION = v1.7.0
+LIBVPX_VERSION = v1.8.0
 LIBVPX_SITE = $(call github,webmproject,libvpx,$(LIBVPX_VERSION))
 LIBVPX_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 LIBVPX_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE PATENTS