diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/telegram-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/telegram-desktop/default.nix
index 03465c8ee3ef..33c943e3bc97 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/telegram-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/telegram-desktop/default.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ let
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "telegram-desktop";
-  version = "4.8.0";
+  version = "4.8.1";
   # Note: Update via pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/telegram/tdesktop/update.py
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     repo = "tdesktop";
     rev = "v${version}";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
-    sha256 = "1ari4kdjd99klrla0rn4cjjc54d6glf17s0q881f67vh2v5zdwf0";
+    sha256 = "0mxxfh70dffkrq76nky3pwrk10s1q4ahxx2ddb58dz8igq6pl4zi";
   };
 
   patches = [