diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/awkward/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/awkward/default.nix
index 5f9f5387cb4a..ffadf4d180ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/awkward/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/awkward/default.nix
@@ -32,16 +32,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "awkward";
-  version = "2.6.7";
+  version = "2.6.8";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
-
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "scikit-hep";
     repo = "awkward";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-6Q2eXriMYmfrgv69ytxvyrxK9HPMX8AIZ3ZStZUMGIk=";
+    hash = "sha256-2VhG4Elv1neBEfogfhjwlPltQK64wjaLUMhDg7xB/Ow=";
   };
 
   build-system = [