diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/redis/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/re/redis/package.nix
index e60ba5c6caff..435c8b1afff7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/re/redis/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/re/redis/package.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
   systemd,
   openssl,
   python3,
-
+  nix-update-script,
+  versionCheckHook,
   withSystemd ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform systemd,
   tlsSupport ? true,
   # Using system jemalloc fixes cross-compilation and various setups.
@@ -25,13 +26,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "redis";
-  version = "7.2.7";
+  version = "8.0.2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "redis";
     repo = "redis";
-    rev = finalAttrs.version;
-    hash = "sha256-WZ89BUm3zz6n0dZKyODHCyMGExbqaPJJ1qxLvJKUSDI=";
+    tag = finalAttrs.version;
+    hash = "sha256-BZJEBp3M7Gw/6/fZjfaMfU777dFmMzAS4bDI06ErkSc=";
   };
 
   patches = lib.optional useSystemJemalloc (fetchpatch2 {
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   hardeningEnable = lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin) [ "pie" ];
 
-  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = toString (lib.optionals stdenv.cc.isClang [ "-std=c11" ]);
   env.NIX_LDFLAGS = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isFreeBSD "-lexecinfo";
 
   # darwin currently lacks a pure `pgrep` which is extensively used here
@@ -81,12 +81,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     # disable test "Connect multiple replicas at the same time": even
     # upstream find this test too timing-sensitive
     substituteInPlace tests/integration/replication.tcl \
-      --replace 'foreach mdl {no yes}' 'foreach mdl {}'
+      --replace-fail 'foreach sdl {disabled swapdb} {' 'foreach sdl {} {'
 
     substituteInPlace tests/support/server.tcl \
-      --replace 'exec /usr/bin/env' 'exec env'
+      --replace-fail 'exec /usr/bin/env' 'exec env'
 
-    sed -i '/^proc wait_load_handlers_disconnected/{n ; s/wait_for_condition 50 100/wait_for_condition 50 500/; }' \
+    sed -i -e '/^proc wait_load_handlers_disconnected/{n ; s/wait_for_condition 50 100/wait_for_condition 50 500/; }' \
+      -e  '/^proc wait_for_ofs_sync/{n ; s/wait_for_condition 50 100/wait_for_condition 50 500/; }' \
       tests/support/util.tcl
 
     ./runtest \
@@ -100,15 +101,23 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     runHook postCheck
   '';
 
-  passthru.tests.redis = nixosTests.redis;
-  passthru.serverBin = "redis-server";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgram = "${placeholder "out"}/bin/redis-server";
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+
+  passthru = {
+    tests.redis = nixosTests.redis;
+    serverBin = "redis-server";
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  };
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://redis.io";
     description = "Open source, advanced key-value store";
-    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    license = lib.licenses.agpl3Only;
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
-    changelog = "https://github.com/redis/redis/raw/${finalAttrs.version}/00-RELEASENOTES";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/redis/redis/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.version}";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       berdario
       globin