diff --git a/ap/nut/nut.SlackBuild b/ap/nut/nut.SlackBuild
index d1378bf8..4031bf68 100755
--- a/ap/nut/nut.SlackBuild
+++ b/ap/nut/nut.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -x
 
 PRGNAM=nut
-VERSION=${VERSION:-16.7}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-16.8}
 
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}