diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 49cc3ea6f76..88cd90799d4 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ libsvn_fs_x-1.so.0 libsvn-1.9.0_1
 libsvn_swig_py-1.so.0 subversion-python-1.7.5_1
 libsvn_swig_perl-1.so.0 subversion-perl-1.7.5_1
 libjson-glib-1.0.so.0 json-glib-0.12.2_1
+libcjson.so.1 cJSON-1.7.8_1
 libvirt.so.0 libvirt-0.8.7_1
 libvirt-qemu.so.0 libvirt-0.8.7_1
 libvirt-lxc.so.0 libvirt-1.0.2_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cJSON/template b/srcpkgs/cJSON/template
index 5dcf54d4ab5..829b7a76983 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cJSON/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cJSON/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'cJSON'
 pkgname=cJSON
-version=1.7.7
+version=1.7.8
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 short_desc="Ultralightweight JSON parser in ANSI C"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ maintainer="maxice8 <thinkabit.ukim@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON"
 distfiles="https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=6eb9d852a97ffbe149e747f54d63e39a674fa248bb24902a14c079803067949a
+checksum=e2544bd48d98005b1d0f7dc8a02e1559f9d303b9d8120f130362a40b548bcfcd
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE