diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index f3ecb1976c3..64d0dffd474 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ libLLVM-3.4.so libllvm-3.4_1
 libisofs.so.6 libisofs-0.6.24_1
 libbfd-2.22.so binutils-2.22_1<2.23_1
 libopcodes-2.22.so binutils-2.22_1<2.23_1
-libv8.so.3.23 libv8-3.23.17.13_1
+libv8.so.3.24 libv8-3.24.35.22_1
 libv8.so.3.16 libv8-3.16-3.16.8.1_2
 libGeoIP.so.1 libgeoip-1.4.8_1
 libGeoIPUpdate.so.0 libgeoip-1.4.8_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/v8/template b/srcpkgs/v8/template
index 9dd922c94a4..d336f13f2cc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/v8/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/v8/template
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'v8'
 pkgname=v8
-_sonamever="3.23"
-version=${_sonamever}.17.13
+_sonamever=3.24
+version=${_sonamever}.35.22
 revision=1
 hostmakedepends="which python"
 makedepends="readline-devel>=6.3"
 short_desc="V8 JavaScript Engine"
-maintainer="davehome <davehome@redthumb.info.tm>"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://code.google.com/p/v8/"
 license="BSD"
 distfiles="http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/chromium-browser-official/v8-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=4b826735d182e9615fd9259e3f5d008c4f53d98c9f3531a6af75f00bd07be0b1
+checksum=235d6738dc5c1518a219eedb5529265e3ff511698a7bd6a7069aec7aa75f73f0
+
 case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
         x86_64) _target="x64";;
         i686) _target="ia32";;