diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libconfig/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libconfig/package.nix
index 0da2905d7725..d0c737104160 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libconfig/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libconfig/package.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchurl,
-  fetchpatch,
   # This also disables building tests.
   # on static windows cross-compile they fail to build
   doCheck ? with stdenv.hostPlatform; !(isWindows && isStatic),
@@ -10,24 +9,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "libconfig";
-  version = "1.8";
+  version = "1.8.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://hyperrealm.github.io/libconfig/dist/libconfig-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-BR4V3Q6QfESQXzF5M/VIcxTypW6MZybIMEzpkIhIUKo=";
+    hash = "sha256-5Z/7kC3Vcx1dTk+4HTuYlpdhX+q3Lf18MGGBZ7kaQu4=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # Fix tests on i686-linux:
-    #   https://github.com/hyperrealm/libconfig/pull/260
-    # TODO: remove with a next release
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "32-bit-tests.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/hyperrealm/libconfig/commit/b90c45a18110fcca415d00a98ff79c908c42544b.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-8CihXbpKx0Rn0CFxyP6+f6m8vUYehCl/1EtTo98VpfM=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   inherit doCheck;
 
   configureFlags =
@@ -38,6 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://hyperrealm.github.io/libconfig/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/hyperrealm/libconfig/blob/v${finalAttrs.version}/ChangeLog";
     description = "C/C++ library for processing configuration files";
     license = lib.licenses.lgpl3;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ stv0g ];