diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/tdlib-purple/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/tdlib-purple/default.nix
index 1bcb69803bdc..36a5a0a7c90a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/tdlib-purple/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/tdlib-purple/default.nix
@@ -37,5 +37,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ sikmir ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+
+    # tdlib-purple is not actively maintained and currently not
+    # compatible with recent versions of tdlib
+    broken = true;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tdlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tdlib/default.nix
index 79a11e2958ad..afbdc374ce49 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tdlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tdlib/default.nix
@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "tdlib";
-  version = "1.8.3";
+  version = "1.8.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "tdlib";
     repo = "td";
-    # https://github.com/tdlib/td/issues/1790
-    rev = "054a823c1a812ee3e038f702c6d8ba3e6974be9c";
-    sha256 = "sha256-YlvIGR3Axej0nfcGBQ5lwwYVWsLgqFrYgOxoNubYMPM=";
+
+    # The tdlib authors do not set tags for minor versions, but
+    # external programs depending on tdlib constrain the minor
+    # version, hence we set a specific commit with a known version.
+    rev = "a7a17b34b3c8fd3f7f6295f152746beb68f34d83";
+    sha256 = "sha256:0a5609knn7rmiiblz315yrvc9f2r207l2nl6brjy5bnhjdspmzs6";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ gperf openssl readline zlib ];