diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libadwaita/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libadwaita/package.nix
index 629f0fa4a4a7..f5e6634d700d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libadwaita/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libadwaita/package.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "libadwaita";
-  version = "1.7.8";
+  version = "1.8.rc";
 
   outputs = [
     "out"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     owner = "GNOME";
     repo = "libadwaita";
     tag = finalAttrs.version;
-    hash = "sha256-KeBKrr5+PXSvdqVk74/JJL5F6U+GcDUod2rPwLQz0OY=";
+    hash = "sha256-wpxPYEkuRh2DaEw6tCAnQLXAwFEQ/TbJZYq15Egt9NM=";
   };
 
   depsBuildBuild = [