diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/utf8proc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/utf8proc/default.nix
index 7e3471eefa01..ff53ff9910d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/utf8proc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/utf8proc/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "utf8proc";
-  version = "2.7.0";
+  version = "2.8.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "JuliaStrings";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-UjZFW+ECU1qbKoo2J2GE8gMEas7trz7YI4mqF5WtOvM=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-/lSD78kj133rpcSAOh8T8XFW/Z0c3JKkGQM5Z6DcMtU=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];