diff --git a/sys-fs/fatcat/fatcat-1.1.1.ebuild b/sys-fs/fatcat/fatcat-1.1.1-r1.ebuild
similarity index 79%
rename from sys-fs/fatcat/fatcat-1.1.1.ebuild
rename to sys-fs/fatcat/fatcat-1.1.1-r1.ebuild
index ac61be67b09ab..0bfd1862e47ab 100644
--- a/sys-fs/fatcat/fatcat-1.1.1.ebuild
+++ b/sys-fs/fatcat/fatcat-1.1.1-r1.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# Copyright 2018-2023 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 2018-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI=7
+EAPI=8
 
 inherit cmake
 
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ SRC_URI="https://github.com/Gregwar/fatcat/archive/v${PV}.tar.gz -> ${P}.tar.gz"
 LICENSE="MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~x86"
-IUSE=""
 
 DEPEND="!elibc_glibc? ( sys-libs/argp-standalone )"
 RDEPEND="${DEPEND}"
@@ -21,6 +20,11 @@ PATCHES=(
 	"${FILESDIR}/fatcat-1.1.1-musl-1.2.4-fixes.patch"
 )
 
+src_prepare() {
+	sed -i -e 's#VERSION 2.8#VERSION 4.0#' CMakeLists.txt || die
+	cmake_src_prepare
+}
+
 src_install() {
 	cmake_src_install
 	doman man/${PN}.1