diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mandown/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mandown/default.nix
index 37231a55afc2..34004e3a9fbb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mandown/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mandown/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 , filetype
 , lxml
 , natsort
+, nix-update-script
 , pillow
 , python-slugify
 , requests
@@ -18,14 +19,14 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "mandown";
-  version = "1.7.0";
+  version = "1.8.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "potatoeggy";
     repo = "mandown";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-oHa7/2fv+BG5KIKFIICYBqddub5SokDvAI6frbVwGSo=";
+    hash = "sha256-vzvidtfBwbIV6cIUjQQIezN12VfxsBOKODoSChz2VDA=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     gui = [
       pyside6
     ];
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
   };
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "mandown" ];