diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ku/kubevirt/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ku/kubevirt/package.nix
index 24e4d9d50543..1476f05d774f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ku/kubevirt/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ku/kubevirt/package.nix
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@
 
 buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "kubevirt";
-  version = "1.7.2";
+  version = "1.8.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "kubevirt";
     repo = "kubevirt";
     rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-Bx2DzuKNcDkFnkyiEay9WosM6qZ4vnDLrz2NwNn5J3E=";
+    hash = "sha256-EBF2Pkw4Yl8D5ghE/SA/NOwC2lUQwpk1JZkujWPce6E=";
   };
 
   vendorHash = null;