diff --git a/crypto++/.footprint b/crypto++/.footprint
index 338dfb429..3261c4bbb 100644
--- a/crypto++/.footprint
+++ b/crypto++/.footprint
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/include/cryptopp/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/cryptopp/zinflate.h
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/include/cryptopp/zlib.h
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libcryptopp.so -> libcryptopp.so.8.7.0
-lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libcryptopp.so.8 -> libcryptopp.so.8.7.0
--rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libcryptopp.so.8.7.0
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libcryptopp.so -> libcryptopp.so.8.8.0
+lrwxrwxrwx	root/root	usr/lib/libcryptopp.so.8 -> libcryptopp.so.8.8.0
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/libcryptopp.so.8.8.0
 drwxr-xr-x	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/
 -rw-r--r--	root/root	usr/lib/pkgconfig/libcryptopp.pc
diff --git a/crypto++/.signature b/crypto++/.signature
index 5101f05d5..5e6760d03 100644
--- a/crypto++/.signature
+++ b/crypto++/.signature
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 untrusted comment: verify with /etc/ports/contrib.pub
-RWSagIOpLGJF3wRf56Ni/oICs65fUAztjqaQ+2WKZmGhR/3uAO6SY20T0w7gBLYqQjZamMiB671MUZL+fgKpauYQEPdlu5bo/gU=
-SHA256 (Pkgfile) = 457e7cb5a20855157c91feb480b67dd462c4c2725de37871a75dd434ca72eb60
-SHA256 (.footprint) = d029db1a3dbf4671569e38bd6c705e063c811b413a681d78f98980867a349cd5
-SHA256 (cryptopp870.zip) = d0d3a28fcb5a1f6ed66b3adf57ecfaed234a7e194e42be465c2ba70c744538dd
+RWSagIOpLGJF377nygMFKXZCjb5EUjiiisvvPiKDKOT4+impxn6TvkxGaBgiIcvJoTzPO8LcrXCJoDVcAiBf0ukefGpc4qgLMAA=
+SHA256 (Pkgfile) = 1e230d921606a0daedb334ef433c49822ade91286e2768a89fcc7fd10cdc9758
+SHA256 (.footprint) = 1cee0d4335b369840b97cc19d37c235fb9bd8cf628ae1393cb8e90188de9e8ee
+SHA256 (cryptopp880.zip) = ace1c7b010a409eba5e86c4fd5a8845c43a6ac39bb6110e64ca5d7fea08583f4
diff --git a/crypto++/Pkgfile b/crypto++/Pkgfile
index 760bd8253..719a121e4 100644
--- a/crypto++/Pkgfile
+++ b/crypto++/Pkgfile
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # Description: C++ class library of cryptographic schemes.
 # URL: https://www.cryptopp.com/
-# Maintainer: Danny Rawlins, crux at romster dot me
+# Maintainer: unmaintained
 
 name=crypto++
-version=8.7.0
+version=8.8.0
 release=1
 source=(https://www.cryptopp.com/${name//++/pp}${version//./}.zip)