diff --git a/srcpkgs/vdirsyncer/template b/srcpkgs/vdirsyncer/template
index 708204afda2..13b20f5d8c0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/vdirsyncer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/vdirsyncer/template
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 # Template file for 'vdirsyncer'
 pkgname=vdirsyncer
-version=0.16.7
-revision=2
+version=0.16.8
+revision=1
 archs=noarch
 build_style=python3-module
-pycompile_module="vdirsyncer"
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 depends="python3-atomicwrites python3-click python3-click-log
  python3-click-threading python3-setuptools python3-requests-toolbelt"
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Oliver Kiddle <okiddle@yahoo.co.uk>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="https://vdirsyncer.pimutils.org/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/v/vdirsyncer/vdirsyncer-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=6c9bcfb9bcb01246c83ba6f8551cf54c58af3323210755485fc23bb7848512ef
+checksum=bfdb422f52e1d4d60bd0635d203fb59fa7f613397d079661eb48e79464ba13c5
 
 pre_build() {
 	sed -i setup.py \