diff --git a/sci-biology/newick-utils/newick-utils-1.6-r1.ebuild b/sci-biology/newick-utils/newick-utils-1.6-r2.ebuild
similarity index 99%
rename from sci-biology/newick-utils/newick-utils-1.6-r1.ebuild
rename to sci-biology/newick-utils/newick-utils-1.6-r2.ebuild
index bc8f7563f37eb..5d5cfa360ccb4 100644
--- a/sci-biology/newick-utils/newick-utils-1.6-r1.ebuild
+++ b/sci-biology/newick-utils/newick-utils-1.6-r2.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=7
+EAPI=8
 
 inherit autotools flag-o-matic