diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 1adbeea1d0..130cc66564 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -8514,50 +8514,48 @@ (define-public emacs-windsize
       (license license:gpl3+))))
 
 (define-public emacs-window-purpose
-  (let ((commit "f6421966761ad911fe8861aba2b110c5dd60d1ea")
-        (revision "1"))
-    (package
-      (name "emacs-window-purpose")
-      (version (git-version "1.7" revision commit))
-      (source
-       (origin
-         (method git-fetch)
-         (uri (git-reference
-               (url "https://github.com/bmag/emacs-purpose.git")
-               (commit commit)))
-         (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-         (sha256
-          (base32
-           "1p0y5gnrw7q65py2wjdf1hrdpiw5c2zbgvfbfmb13257jq5mga38"))))
-      (build-system emacs-build-system)
-      (propagated-inputs
-       `(("emacs-let-alist" ,emacs-let-alist)
-         ("emacs-imenu-list" ,emacs-imenu-list)))
-      (arguments
-       '(#:include
-         '("^[^/]+.el$"
-           "^[^/]+.el.in$"
-           "^dir$"
-           "^[^/]+.info$"
-           "^[^/]+.texi$"
-           "^[^/]+.texinfo$"
-           "^doc/dir$"
-           "^doc/[^/]+.info$"
-           "^doc/[^/]+.texi$"
-           "^doc/[^/]+.texinfo$"
-           "^layouts$")
-         #:exclude
-         '("^.dir-locals.el$"
-           "^test.el$"
-           "^tests.el$"
-           "^[^/]+-test.el$"
-           "^[^/]+-tests.el$")))
-      (home-page "https://github.com/bmag/emacs-purpose")
-      (synopsis "Purpose-based window management for Emacs")
-      (description "Purpose is a package that introduces the concept of a
+  (package
+    (name "emacs-window-purpose")
+    (version "1.8")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method git-fetch)
+       (uri (git-reference
+             (url "https://github.com/bmag/emacs-purpose.git")
+             (commit (string-append "v" version))))
+       (file-name (git-file-name name version))
+       (sha256
+        (base32
+         "1bq0s56wj6ibyh625zfnisy8yniz72dpg4mcgq55azsbnd4fblqq"))))
+    (build-system emacs-build-system)
+    (propagated-inputs
+     `(("emacs-let-alist" ,emacs-let-alist)
+       ("emacs-imenu-list" ,emacs-imenu-list)))
+    (arguments
+     '(#:include
+       '("^[^/]+.el$"
+         "^[^/]+.el.in$"
+         "^dir$"
+         "^[^/]+.info$"
+         "^[^/]+.texi$"
+         "^[^/]+.texinfo$"
+         "^doc/dir$"
+         "^doc/[^/]+.info$"
+         "^doc/[^/]+.texi$"
+         "^doc/[^/]+.texinfo$"
+         "^layouts$")
+       #:exclude
+       '("^.dir-locals.el$"
+         "^test.el$"
+         "^tests.el$"
+         "^[^/]+-test.el$"
+         "^[^/]+-tests.el$")))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/bmag/emacs-purpose")
+    (synopsis "Purpose-based window management for Emacs")
+    (description "Purpose is a package that introduces the concept of a
 \"purpose\" for windows and buffers, and then helps you maintain a robust
 window layout easily.")
-      (license license:gpl3+))))
+    (license license:gpl3+)))
 
 (define-public emacs-iedit
   ;; Last release version was in 2016.