diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/rendercv/fix_theme_directory_permissions.patch b/pkgs/by-name/re/rendercv/fix_theme_directory_permissions.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 95f2666decce..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/re/rendercv/fix_theme_directory_permissions.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/rendercv/cli/create_theme_command/create_theme_command.py b/src/rendercv/cli/create_theme_command/create_theme_command_fixed.py
-index 3812d5b..42a69db 100644
---- a/src/rendercv/cli/create_theme_command/create_theme_command.py
-+++ b/src/rendercv/cli/create_theme_command/create_theme_command_fixed.py
-@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-+import os
- import pathlib
- import textwrap
- from typing import Annotated
-@@ -35,11 +36,21 @@ def cli_command_create_theme(
- 
-     copy_templates("typst", new_theme_folder)
- 
-+    # Explicit directory permissions
-+    pathlib.Path.chmod(new_theme_folder, 0o755)
-+    # Explicit files and sub-directories permissions recursively
-+    for root, directories, files in os.walk(new_theme_folder):
-+        for directory in directories:
-+            pathlib.Path.chmod(pathlib.Path(root) / directory, 0o755)
-+        for file in files:
-+            pathlib.Path.chmod(pathlib.Path(root) / file, 0o644)
-+
-     # Create the __init__.py file for the new theme:
-     create_init_file_for_theme(theme_name, new_theme_folder / "__init__.py")
- 
-     # Build the panel
--    message = textwrap.dedent(f"""
-+    message = textwrap.dedent(
-+        f"""
-         [green]✓[/green] Created your custom theme: [purple]./{theme_name}[/purple]
- 
-         What you can do with this theme:
-@@ -52,7 +63,8 @@ def cli_command_create_theme(
-         To use your theme, set in your YAML input file:
-         [cyan]  design:
-         [cyan]    theme: {theme_name}
--    """).strip("\n")
-+    """
-+    ).strip("\n")
- 
-     print(
-         rich.panel.Panel(
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/rendercv/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/re/rendercv/package.nix
index 3a2b0ab3fd44..12c0957db66e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/re/rendercv/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/re/rendercv/package.nix
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "rendercv";
-  version = "2.7";
+  version = "2.8";
   pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "rendercv";
     repo = "rendercv";
     tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-2ClS/RwfAhjo+bh1fTiir1YCVelDJPOjp+Z3GHVzF4E=";
+    hash = "sha256-iYfUoSN5HiDsAwkx44KbmHPN+vcYAra1zyfxTwziYkI=";
   };
 
   build-system = with python3Packages; [ uv-build ];
@@ -37,11 +37,6 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
 
   pythonRelaxDeps = [
     "phonenumbers"
-    "markdown"
-  ];
-
-  patches = [
-    ./fix_theme_directory_permissions.patch
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -61,6 +56,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
     "tests/renderer/test_pdf_png.py"
     "tests/cli/render_command/test_render_command.py"
     "tests/test_pyodide.py"
+    "tests/test_generated_files.py"
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;
@@ -68,7 +64,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
   meta = {
     description = "Typst-based CV/resume generator";
     homepage = "https://rendercv.com";
-    changelog = "https://docs.rendercv.com/changelog/#27-march-6-2026";
+    changelog = "https://docs.rendercv.com/changelog/#28-march-21-2026";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ theobori ];
     mainProgram = "rendercv";