diff --git a/libssh2/build.sh b/libssh2/build.sh
index c694705..77ecc74 100755
--- a/libssh2/build.sh
+++ b/libssh2/build.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ###########################################################
 # Check the following 4 variables before running the script
 topdir=libssh2
-version=1.7.0
+version=1.8.0
 pkgver=1
 source[0]=http://www.libssh2.org/download/$topdir-$version.tar.gz
 # If there are no patches, simply comment this
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ install()
     generic_install DESTDIR
     doc NEWS README RELEASE-NOTES
     compat libssh2 1.6.0 1 1
+    compat libssh2 1.7.0 1 1
 }
 
 reg pack
diff --git a/libssh2/meta/ChangeLog b/libssh2/meta/ChangeLog
index 8e47298..6baa30a 100644
--- a/libssh2/meta/ChangeLog
+++ b/libssh2/meta/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 CHANGELOG
 ---------
+* Tue Dec 20 2016 Tom G. Christensen <swpkg@jupiterrise.com> - 1.8.0-1
+- Update to 1.8.0
+
 * Thu Mar 10 2016 Tom G. Christensen <swpkg@jupiterrise.com> - 1.7.0-1
 - Update to 1.7.0 (fixes CVE-2016-0787)