diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
index 8067b2aad670..6c08e06874bd 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
@@ -296,9 +296,10 @@
   Read the [release blog post](https://prometheus.io/blog/2024/11/14/prometheus-3-0/) and
   [migration guide](https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/3.1/migration/).
 
-- `kanata` was updated to v1.7.0, which introduces several breaking changes.
+- `kanata` was updated to v1.8.0, which introduces several breaking changes.
   See the release notes of
-  [v1.7.0](https://github.com/jtroo/kanata/releases/tag/v1.7.0)
+  [v1.7.0](https://github.com/jtroo/kanata/releases/tag/v1.7.0) and
+  [v1.8.0](https://github.com/jtroo/kanata/releases/tag/v1.8.0)
   for more information.
 
 - `ags` was updated to v2, which is just a CLI for Astal now. Components are available as a different package set `astal.*`.
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanata/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanata/package.nix
index 0fcefd35c5ce..1e8991465c1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanata/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ka/kanata/package.nix
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "kanata";
-  version = "1.7.0";
+  version = "1.8.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "jtroo";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-cG9so0x0y8CbTxLOxSQwn5vG72KxHJzzTIH4lQA4MvE=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-RTFP063NGNfjlOlZ4wghpcUQEmmj73Xlu3KPIxeUI/I=";
   };
 
   useFetchCargoVendor = true;
-  cargoHash = "sha256-VKvle1hQae+0Vbvd7Epq3cDqG8OV5J2mowF5lue59oc=";
+  cargoHash = "sha256-/r4u7pM7asCvG3LkbuP1Y63WVls1uZtV/L3cSOzUXr4=";
 
   buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.IOKit ];