diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/linuxkit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/linuxkit/default.nix
index 1d92d26c7073..ebbe4ff9c923 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/linuxkit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/linuxkit/default.nix
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "linuxkit";
-  version = "1.7.1";
+  version = "1.8.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "linuxkit";
     repo = "linuxkit";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-YOREG9BDJpXa4JhQj2vSxuI+FnVoL9CEcefBIHz+0QY=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-fXDFYVNf5ZedHNhzfjXXjtPfiRveA2rEsSw3nyIrrx8=";
   };
 
   vendorHash = null;