diff --git a/pkgs/servers/http/unit/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/http/unit/default.nix
index 9efc1d64335f..d798d5d231ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/http/unit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/http/unit/default.nix
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 with stdenv.lib;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "1.7.1";
+  version = "1.8.0";
   name = "unit-${version}";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "nginx";
     repo = "unit";
     rev = "${version}";
-    sha256 = "1nz5xcwbwpr0jdbx9j052byarnc2qn987pdainy85in1aj0b57kf";
+    sha256 = "1s5pfyhabnf9p5z2h1fh0wb4hqzkrha5bxahjnikmlkhw59s8zip";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ which ];