diff --git a/utils/jq/Makefile b/utils/jq/Makefile
index 0baa4588d8..be7f68816e 100644
--- a/utils/jq/Makefile
+++ b/utils/jq/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=jq
-PKG_VERSION:=1.7.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=1.8.0
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/jqlang/jq/releases/download/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_HASH:=478c9ca129fd2e3443fe27314b455e211e0d8c60bc8ff7df703873deeee580c2
+PKG_HASH:=91811577f91d9a6195ff50c2bffec9b72c8429dc05ec3ea022fd95c06d2b319c
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Marko Ratkaj <markoratkaj@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=MIT
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ endif
 
 define Package/jq/install/Default
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/* $(1)/usr/bin/
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/lib/libjq.so* $(1)/usr/lib
 endef
 
 Package/jq/install = $(Package/jq/install/Default)