diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cppcheck/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cppcheck/default.nix
index f4b3804f02a1..9521e1e2dfbe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cppcheck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/analysis/cppcheck/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "cppcheck";
-  version = "2.7.5";
+  version = "2.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "danmar";
     repo = "cppcheck";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-GRhQXGldirIhUBI4CucDTTxuZhG0XW0qp1FjYXhVS0o=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-2gPgsu4XOPAEsxGNoDFl2Q7Vr/58SI98FnPeKZMv0go=";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ pcre