diff --git a/sci-electronics/verilator/verilator-9999.ebuild b/sci-electronics/verilator/verilator-9999.ebuild
index d8ccd0c016..2c41dd1ed9 100644
--- a/sci-electronics/verilator/verilator-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sci-electronics/verilator/verilator-9999.ebuild
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2021 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2022 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
-EAPI="7"
+EAPI="8"
 
 inherit autotools