diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/nuclei/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/nuclei/default.nix
index 0fd684f2ef82..b8ffc2f6ba6e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/nuclei/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/nuclei/default.nix
@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "nuclei";
-  version = "2.7.9";
+  version = "2.8.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "projectdiscovery";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-cAXIb8C14cpBKLpvQfJT2JbSy7Jf3SL4XyXVISoI8vE=";
+    hash = "sha256-4qymEc2uYLi+6YDMbW6aUbe3RgOMaj6DT+6EfK3JaKk=";
   };
 
-  vendorHash = "sha256-qIEKGnFURtfh8CdHSbAtEaQRrsjfpvwyK+uPmYNXpiA=";
+  vendorHash = "sha256-BW3IaF8etjUklX7RpxVWQoTIXSmu+qT7xyQrPKjTbD4=";
 
   modRoot = "./v2";
   subPackages = [