diff --git a/openssh/build.sh b/openssh/build.sh
index b887d8d..a92d5c9 100755
--- a/openssh/build.sh
+++ b/openssh/build.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ###########################################################
 # Check the following 4 variables before running the script
 topdir=openssh
-version=7.7p1
+version=7.8p1
 pkgver=1
 source[0]=ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/OpenBSD/OpenSSH/portable/$topdir-$version.tar.gz
 # If there are no patches, simply comment this
diff --git a/openssh/meta/ChangeLog b/openssh/meta/ChangeLog
index 09a5b74..5422b3f 100644
--- a/openssh/meta/ChangeLog
+++ b/openssh/meta/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 CHANGELOG
 ---------
+* Fri Aug 24 2018 Tom G. Christensen <swpkg@jupiterrise.com> - 7.8p1-1
+- Update to 7.8p1
+- Drop creation of DSA keys in the init script
+
 * Wed Apr 04 2018 Tom G. Christensen <swpkg@jupiterrise.com> - 7.7p1-1
 - Update to 7.7p1
 
diff --git a/openssh/src/sshd.init b/openssh/src/sshd.init
index 8c53943..927895f 100755
--- a/openssh/src/sshd.init
+++ b/openssh/src/sshd.init
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 SSHD=/usr/tgcware/sbin/sshd
 KEYGEN=/usr/tgcware/bin/ssh-keygen
 RSA_KEY=/usr/tgcware/etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
-DSA_KEY=/usr/tgcware/etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
 ECDSA_KEY=/usr/tgcware/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
 ED25519_KEY=/usr/tgcware/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
 ECHO=/usr/bin/echo
@@ -29,11 +28,6 @@ do_hostkeygen()
                 $KEYGEN -q -t rsa -f $RSA_KEY -N '' > /dev/null 2>&1
 		$ECHO "."
         fi
-        if [ ! -s $DSA_KEY ]; then
-                $ECHO "Generating $DSA_KEY:\c"
-                $KEYGEN -q -t dsa -f $DSA_KEY -N '' > /dev/null 2>&1
-                $ECHO "."
-        fi
         if [ ! -s $ECDSA_KEY ]; then
                 $ECHO "Generating $ECDSA_KEY:\c"
                 $KEYGEN -q -t ecdsa -f $ECDSA_KEY -N '' > /dev/null 2>&1
@@ -72,7 +66,7 @@ case $mode in
             $ECHO "."
         fi
         ;;
-    stop) 
+    stop)
 	kill_sshd
 	exit 0
 	;;
@@ -82,7 +76,7 @@ case $mode in
     *)
 	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
 	;;
-esac 
+esac
 
 else
   echo "$0: this script must be run as root... fatal error"