diff --git a/libraries/configobj/configobj.SlackBuild b/libraries/configobj/configobj.SlackBuild
index 5914785dd0..16033eabd5 100644
--- a/libraries/configobj/configobj.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/configobj/configobj.SlackBuild
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 # Modified by B. Watson <urchlay@slackware.uk>
 
+# 20230510 bkw: update for v5.0.8
 # 20200811 bkw: add missing "six" dep, pointed out by jc_anatole
 # 20200117 bkw: update for v5.0.6
 # 20140915 bkw:
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=configobj
-VERSION=${VERSION:-5.0.6}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-5.0.8}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
diff --git a/libraries/configobj/configobj.info b/libraries/configobj/configobj.info
index 2852b9324e..a965ff8f47 100644
--- a/libraries/configobj/configobj.info
+++ b/libraries/configobj/configobj.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="configobj"
-VERSION="5.0.6"
+VERSION="5.0.8"
 HOMEPAGE="https://pypi.org/project/configobj/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/64/61/079eb60459c44929e684fa7d9e2fdca403f67d64dd9dbac27296be2e0fab/configobj-5.0.6.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="e472a3a1c2a67bb0ec9b5d54c13a47d6"
+DOWNLOAD="https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/c/configobj/configobj-5.0.8.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="8dda7b31bb3aea87ecfe3b7a87812b17"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""