diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 4567d6d93e..40a76233db 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -5351,7 +5351,7 @@ be regarded as @code{emacs-company-quickhelp} for @code{emacs-corfu}.")
 (define-public emacs-cape
   (package
     (name "emacs-cape")
-    (version "1.7")
+    (version "1.8")
     (source
      (origin
        (method git-fetch)
@@ -5360,7 +5360,7 @@ be regarded as @code{emacs-company-quickhelp} for @code{emacs-corfu}.")
              (commit version)))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "0dr7x258n9px15cr90bd2877dc8hzy726g0h6vix284w675c2nvi"))))
+        (base32 "0ij4skr231bh3qs7s49h4ni8zkagg8k6b3jr611c0wax5gas1jzl"))))
     (build-system emacs-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list