diff --git a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
index 0a498874dd..362f3edda4 100644
--- a/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
+++ b/package/ncurses/ncurses.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # USA
 
 # TARGETS
-NCURSES_VERSION = 5.7
+NCURSES_VERSION = 5.8
 NCURSES_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/ncurses
 NCURSES_SOURCE = ncurses-$(NCURSES_VERSION).tar.gz
 NCURSES_INSTALL_STAGING = YES