diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ocrmypdf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ocrmypdf/default.nix
index 33cebeede2e8..265ede72e8aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ocrmypdf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ocrmypdf/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ocrmypdf";
-  version = "17.7.1";
+  version = "17.8.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     postFetch = ''
       rm "$out/.git_archival.txt"
     '';
-    hash = "sha256-LHNaWpnx11EGKvmudicMFCQJzTQMB2+Rz5JgHJN7lFk=";
+    hash = "sha256-E6SheIepSXQPxTCf6/vWeGpUs0x7VO+h86JhtSxK6e0=";
   };
 
   patches = [