diff --git a/lfs/libgcrypt b/lfs/libgcrypt
index 5d5572c99..997bc063b 100644
--- a/lfs/libgcrypt
+++ b/lfs/libgcrypt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 1.7.7
+VER        = 1.8.0
 
 THISAPP    = libgcrypt-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.bz2
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = d1769481b1b506a632fd66c5e5f62e41
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 530db74602b558209f9ad7356a680971
 
 install : $(TARGET)