diff --git a/comms/py-libscrc/Makefile b/comms/py-libscrc/Makefile
index bd14e21f2d35..f089dfea6ce0 100644
--- a/comms/py-libscrc/Makefile
+++ b/comms/py-libscrc/Makefile
@@ -1,34 +1,34 @@
 PORTNAME=	libscrc
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
-DISTVERSION=	1.7
+DISTVERSION=	1.8
 CATEGORIES=	comms python
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	zarychtam@plan-b.pwste.edu.pl
 COMMENT=	Python library for calculating various types of CRC
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
 USES=		python
-USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
 
 USE_GITHUB=	yes
 GH_ACCOUNT=	hex-in
+USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
 
 TEST_ENV=	${MAKE_ENV} PYTHONPATH=${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}
 
 do-test:
 	@cd ${TEST_WRKSRC} && for test in \
 	libscrc/test/canx.py \
 	libscrc/test/crc8.py \
 	libscrc/test/crc16.py \
 	libscrc/test/crc24.py \
 	libscrc/test/crc32.py \
 	libscrc/test/crc64.py \
 	libscrc/test/crcx.py \
 	libscrc/test/hacker.py \
 	libscrc/test/modbus.py; \
 	do ${SETENV} ${TEST_ENV} ${PYTHON_CMD} $${test}; done
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/comms/py-libscrc/distinfo b/comms/py-libscrc/distinfo
index 8e31f0d6858a..f76403599c6c 100644
--- a/comms/py-libscrc/distinfo
+++ b/comms/py-libscrc/distinfo
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-TIMESTAMP = 1643544324
-SHA256 (hex-in-libscrc-v1.7_GH0.tar.gz) = cd4dc6555cb320705218e308b4c4e43b1ae299999084b5ac534c79f94fa2f9d7
-SIZE (hex-in-libscrc-v1.7_GH0.tar.gz) = 52893
+TIMESTAMP = 1653037949
+SHA256 (hex-in-libscrc-v1.8_GH0.tar.gz) = d4177f524d361ab7ccd26ba629dff09d4a3dfeb17079247e3a2ff8da9094bba7
+SIZE (hex-in-libscrc-v1.8_GH0.tar.gz) = 54403