diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ya/yara-x/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ya/yara-x/package.nix
index 340576502ab0..dc46416df19d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ya/yara-x/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ya/yara-x/package.nix
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "yara-x";
-  version = "1.6.0";
+  version = "1.8.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "VirusTotal";
     repo = "yara-x";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-LpdpdzUof+Buz5QQcWUr23AsSyfvUQYPp7RhHWXRb+I=";
+    hash = "sha256-dl2uxMo81K2ZEAfZk2OP0FXTY4lKGmzqZe0QQo/YIsA=";
   };
 
-  cargoHash = "sha256-IO8ER92vWO3Q9MntaGwdhEFgy9G35Q3LOG5GU5rJpQY=";
+  cargoHash = "sha256-+Bva1uch6fd6gl2MH2ss3S6Ea1QkvgVePhdUVUDuIE8=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     installShellFiles
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
       --zsh <($out/bin/yr completion zsh)
   '';
 
+  checkFlags = [
+    # Seems to be flaky
+    "--skip=scanner::blocks::tests::block_scanner_timeout"
+  ];
+
   passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
     package = yara-x;
   };