1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ed.scm b/gnu/packages/ed.scm
index de76bee38d..e9ded33dd8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ed.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ed.scm
@@ -26,14 +26,14 @@
 (define-public ed
   (package
     (name "ed")
-    (version "1.6")
+    (version "1.8")
     (source (origin
              (method url-fetch)
              (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/ed/ed-"
                                  version ".tar.gz"))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "0rcay0wci2kiwil2h505b674cblmn4nq8pqw9g9pgqmaqjq6f711"))))
+               "0wvj190ky5i0gm0pilx9k75l6alyc6h5s14fm3dbk90y7g9kihb4"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:configure-flags '("CC=gcc")
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
                                        (("/bin/sh") (which "sh"))))
                                    %standard-phases)))
     (home-page "http://www.gnu.org/software/ed/")
-    (synopsis
-     "GNU ed, an implementation of the standard Unix editor")
+    (synopsis "Line-oriented text editor")
     (description
      "GNU ed is a line-oriented text editor.  It is used to create,
 display, modify and otherwise manipulate text files, both