diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bdw-gc/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bdw-gc/package.py
index 25434ffac83..6c80aac4e2c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bdw-gc/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/bdw-gc/package.py
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ class BdwGc(AutotoolsPackage):
     collecting replacement for C malloc or C++ new."""
 
     homepage = "https://www.hboehm.info/gc/"
-    url = "https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/releases/download/v8.2.6/gc-8.2.6.tar.gz"
+    url = "https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/releases/download/v8.2.8/gc-8.2.8.tar.gz"
 
     license("Xerox")
 
+    version("8.2.8", sha256="7649020621cb26325e1fb5c8742590d92fb48ce5c259b502faf7d9fb5dabb160")
     version("8.2.6", sha256="b9183fe49d4c44c7327992f626f8eaa1d8b14de140f243edb1c9dcff7719a7fc")
     version("8.2.4", sha256="3d0d3cdbe077403d3106bb40f0cbb563413d6efdbb2a7e1cd6886595dec48fc2")
     version("8.2.2", sha256="f30107bcb062e0920a790ffffa56d9512348546859364c23a14be264b38836a0")