diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/packer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/packer/default.nix
index eafa2b7b85dc..aea34c5d57c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/packer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/packer/default.nix
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "packer";
-  version = "1.7.6";
+  version = "1.7.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "hashicorp";
     repo = "packer";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-nZeOtV6sbgzUhDOlWJ5eLzOh0gsaukXFrPg3y8x9ce4=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-VLHibkyuB8H2zfUCAuk7lBKbW5bl2kJOkwpo/iqsdm8=";
   };
 
-  vendorSha256 = "sha256-zg4mVFvP/SciCLDF9FopqzeiE5dfpxfZJ6BYjcj2BZ0=";
+  vendorSha256 = "sha256-NB3oD4IB2xC9+d2eghPa1hnJM7Eop88zvRFlHdQDn38=";
 
   subPackages = [ "." ];