diff --git a/libraries/SDL2/SDL2.SlackBuild b/libraries/SDL2/SDL2.SlackBuild
index f3f33153f1..dec9caf2d2 100644
--- a/libraries/SDL2/SDL2.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/SDL2/SDL2.SlackBuild
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=SDL2
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.0.7}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.0.8}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/libraries/SDL2/SDL2.info b/libraries/SDL2/SDL2.info
index 48c3950fc7..bbb7cc90c3 100644
--- a/libraries/SDL2/SDL2.info
+++ b/libraries/SDL2/SDL2.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="SDL2"
-VERSION="2.0.7"
+VERSION="2.0.8"
 HOMEPAGE="https://libsdl.org"
-DOWNLOAD="https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-2.0.7.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="cdb071009d250e1782371049f0d5ca42"
+DOWNLOAD="https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-2.0.8.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="3800d705cef742c6a634f202c37f263f"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""