diff --git a/lang/python/python-distro/Makefile b/lang/python/python-distro/Makefile
index 70c767508d..b41ed22836 100644
--- a/lang/python/python-distro/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/python-distro/Makefile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=python-distro
-PKG_VERSION:=1.7.0
+PKG_VERSION:=1.8.0
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PYPI_NAME:=distro
-PKG_HASH:=151aeccf60c216402932b52e40ee477a939f8d58898927378a02abbe852c1c39
+PKG_HASH:=02e111d1dc6a50abb8eed6bf31c3e48ed8b0830d1ea2a1b78c61765c2513fdd8
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Javier Marcet <javier@marcet.info>
 PKG_LICENSE:=Apache-2.0
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ define Package/python3-distro
   SECTION:=lang
   CATEGORY:=Languages
   SUBMENU:=Python
-  TITLE:=Distro - an OS platform information API
+  TITLE:=OS platform information API
   URL:=https://github.com/python-distro/distro
   DEPENDS:=+python3-light +python3-logging
 endef
 
 define Package/python3-distro/description
-  A much more elaborate, renewed alternative implementation for Python's
-  platform.linux_distribution()
+distro provides information about the OS distribution it runs on, such
+as a reliable machine-readable ID, or version information.
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call Py3Package,python3-distro))