diff --git a/srcpkgs/libxml2/libxml2-python.template b/srcpkgs/libxml2/libxml2-python.template
index c0778cb1f70..985066afc4f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libxml2/libxml2-python.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libxml2/libxml2-python.template
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ long_desc="${long_desc}
 
  This package contains ${sourcepkg} python related files."
 
-revision=1
-
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run zlib
 Add_dependency run python
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libxml2/template b/srcpkgs/libxml2/template
index f81f753d897..d7b0a4e1b11 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libxml2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libxml2/template
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Template build file for 'libxml2'.
 pkgname=libxml2
-version=2.7.7
-revision=1
+version=2.7.8
 distfiles="http://xmlsoft.org/sources/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="Library providing XML and HTML support"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=af5b781418ba4fff556fa43c50086658ea8a2f31909c2b625c2ce913a1d9eb68
+checksum=cda23bc9ebd26474ca8f3d67e7d1c4a1f1e7106364b690d822e009fdc3c417ec
 long_desc="
  This library allows to manipulate XML files. It includes support
  to read, modify and write XML and HTML files. There is DTDs support