diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/nest/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/nest/default.nix
index 0b2dcbf9af3c..96418346eeb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/biology/nest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/nest/default.nix
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "nest";
-  version = "3.7";
+  version = "3.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "nest";
     repo = "nest-simulator";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-EwhpsfRmBLJnPiH6hXQXgG9jSNoC2oqq5lZ6t038VpI=";
+    hash = "sha256-hysOe1ZZpCClVOGo0+UeCP7imAakXrZlnJ4V95zfiyA=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''