diff --git a/lib/Makefile.Watcom b/lib/Makefile.Watcom
index 85aef6a39..41d2c302d 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.Watcom
+++ b/lib/Makefile.Watcom
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ ZLIB_ROOT = ..$(DS)..$(DS)zlib-1.2.5
 !ifdef %libssh2_root
 LIBSSH2_ROOT = $(%libssh2_root)
 !else
-LIBSSH2_ROOT = ..$(DS)..$(DS)libssh2-1.2.7
+LIBSSH2_ROOT = ..$(DS)..$(DS)libssh2-1.2.8
 !endif
 
 !ifdef %librtmp_root
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.m32 b/lib/Makefile.m32
index 53aec7789..e44981d1c 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.m32
+++ b/lib/Makefile.m32
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ OPENSSL_PATH = ../../openssl-0.9.8r
 endif
 # Edit the path below to point to the base of your LibSSH2 package.
 ifndef LIBSSH2_PATH
-LIBSSH2_PATH = ../../libssh2-1.2.7
+LIBSSH2_PATH = ../../libssh2-1.2.8
 endif
 # Edit the path below to point to the base of your libidn package.
 ifndef LIBIDN_PATH
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.netware b/lib/Makefile.netware
index a4f6ebb65..2cc7c9ecc 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.netware
+++ b/lib/Makefile.netware
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ endif
 
 # Edit the path below to point to the base of your LibSSH2 package.
 ifndef LIBSSH2_PATH
-LIBSSH2_PATH = ../../libssh2-1.2.7
+LIBSSH2_PATH = ../../libssh2-1.2.8
 endif
 
 # Edit the path below to point to the base of your axTLS package.
diff --git a/src/Makefile.Watcom b/src/Makefile.Watcom
index c514ca889..1a9629e4b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.Watcom
+++ b/src/Makefile.Watcom
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ ZLIB_ROOT = ..$(DS)..$(DS)zlib-1.2.5
 !ifdef %libssh2_root
 LIBSSH2_ROOT = $(%libssh2_root)
 !else
-LIBSSH2_ROOT = ..$(DS)..$(DS)libssh2-1.2.7
+LIBSSH2_ROOT = ..$(DS)..$(DS)libssh2-1.2.8
 !endif
 
 !ifdef %librtmp_root
diff --git a/src/Makefile.m32 b/src/Makefile.m32
index f1438041d..642d02992 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.m32
+++ b/src/Makefile.m32
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ OPENSSL_PATH = ../../openssl-0.9.8r
 endif
 # Edit the path below to point to the base of your LibSSH2 package.
 ifndef LIBSSH2_PATH
-LIBSSH2_PATH = ../../libssh2-1.2.7
+LIBSSH2_PATH = ../../libssh2-1.2.8
 endif
 # Edit the path below to point to the base of your libidn package.
 ifndef LIBIDN_PATH
diff --git a/src/Makefile.netware b/src/Makefile.netware
index b801f3be0..85e0c92ee 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.netware
+++ b/src/Makefile.netware
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ endif
 
 # Edit the path below to point to the base of your LibSSH2 package.
 ifndef LIBSSH2_PATH
-LIBSSH2_PATH = ../../libssh2-1.2.7
+LIBSSH2_PATH = ../../libssh2-1.2.8
 endif
 
 # Edit the path below to point to the base of your axTLS package.