diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/faster-whisper/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/faster-whisper/default.nix
index 563c4b7e4f48..b632f9f28772 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/faster-whisper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/faster-whisper/default.nix
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "faster-whisper";
-  version = "0.7.1";
+  version = "0.8.0";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "guillaumekln";
     repo = "faster-whisper";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-NTk0S+dMChygnC7Wix62AFO4NNSPJuKXyqoEyWiQhII=";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-MVcopBIwmgoklVROfIp35uvFgNQDVDNDfJwITV9sLSQ=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''