diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/kbd/kbd_2.7.1.bb b/meta/recipes-core/kbd/kbd_2.8.0.bb
similarity index 96%
rename from meta/recipes-core/kbd/kbd_2.7.1.bb
rename to meta/recipes-core/kbd/kbd_2.8.0.bb
index 9b9066e7b0..ababa09918 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/kbd/kbd_2.7.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/kbd/kbd_2.8.0.bb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RCONFLICTS:${PN} = "console-tools"
 SRC_URI = "${KERNELORG_MIRROR}/linux/utils/${BPN}/${BP}.tar.xz \
            "
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "f167d899d92b56ccf12f6f49355173f93870a95f15d8aeebf5fdcd28a621aca8"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "01f5806da7d1d34f594b7b2a6ae1ab23215344cf1064e8edcd3a90fef9776a11"
 
 # 'gzip -n' is set due to https://github.com/legionus/kbd/issues/124
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--disable-tests --enable-compress='gzip -n'"