diff --git a/cinnamon-desktop/cinnamon-desktop.SlackBuild b/cinnamon-desktop/cinnamon-desktop.SlackBuild
index eaaf8bf..8443cbf 100644
--- a/cinnamon-desktop/cinnamon-desktop.SlackBuild
+++ b/cinnamon-desktop/cinnamon-desktop.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=cinnamon-desktop
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.6.5}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.8.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_csb}