diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/astronomy/stellarsolver/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/astronomy/stellarsolver/default.nix
index c3a63c637c34..191751993c3a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/astronomy/stellarsolver/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/astronomy/stellarsolver/default.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 
 mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "stellarsolver";
-  version = "1.5";
+  version = "1.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "rlancaste";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "12j20j9qbkkx55ix4nm1iw7wd36hamkpidbwhcnmj4yk5fqlyq4y";
+    sha256 = "sha256-eC45V0aqFSUVJrxhaEXFzgzaXkHVwA5Yj8YyGvii0QI=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];