diff --git a/build/pkgs/libatomic_ops/SPKG.rst b/build/pkgs/libatomic_ops/SPKG.rst
index 5d376f67e91..daa139b9d1b 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/libatomic_ops/SPKG.rst
+++ b/build/pkgs/libatomic_ops/SPKG.rst
@@ -4,19 +4,21 @@ libatomic_ops: Access hardware-provided atomic memory update operations
 Description
 -----------
 
-A part of the Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector.
+This package provides semi-portable access to hardware-provided
+atomic memory update operations on a number of architectures.
+
 
 License
 -------
 
--  Permissive BSD + GPL 2.0+
+- MIT + GPL 2.0+
 
 
 Upstream Contact
 ----------------
 
-- Webpage: http://www.hboehm.info/gc/
-- Email List: bdwgc@lists.opendylan.org
+https://github.com/ivmai/libatomic_ops/
+
 
 Special Update/Build Instructions
 ---------------------------------
diff --git a/build/pkgs/libatomic_ops/checksums.ini b/build/pkgs/libatomic_ops/checksums.ini
index 35390b81443..92ac5be4cd5 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/libatomic_ops/checksums.ini
+++ b/build/pkgs/libatomic_ops/checksums.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 tarball=libatomic_ops-VERSION.tar.gz
-sha1=ad1c9cd6cc22e042a784e34baa360874083e5f60
-md5=90a78a84d9c28ce11f331c25289bfbd0
-cksum=1553525211
+sha1=69223bbec025a0d57977feb861479f78a5e6c8d7
+md5=a7e51e8041c3e60c298c037b2789c3fa
+cksum=596151076
 upstream_url=https://github.com/ivmai/libatomic_ops/releases/download/vVERSION/libatomic_ops-VERSION.tar.gz
diff --git a/build/pkgs/libatomic_ops/package-version.txt b/build/pkgs/libatomic_ops/package-version.txt
index dd812d3580c..09a6d30847d 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/libatomic_ops/package-version.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/libatomic_ops/package-version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-7.6.10
+7.8.0