diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gipc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gipc/default.nix
index 0057cd455a36..d4ba25da84e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gipc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gipc/default.nix
@@ -4,29 +4,21 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   gevent,
   pytestCheckHook,
-  pythonOlder,
   setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "gipc";
-  version = "1.6.0";
+  version = "1.8.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
-
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "jgehrcke";
     repo = "gipc";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-eYE7A1VDJ0NSshvdJKxPwGyVdW6BnyWoRSR1i1iTr8Y=";
+    hash = "sha256-P3soMA/EBMuhkXQsiLv9gnDBfo9XGosKnSMi+EZ0gaM=";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace-fail "gevent>=1.5,<=23.9.1" "gevent>=1.5"
-  '';
-
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   dependencies = [ gevent ];