diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
index 28264b0b3429..51904352b3b7 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2411.section.md
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
   for `stateVersion` ≥ 24.11. (It was previously using SQLite for structured
   data and the filesystem for blobs).
 
+- `zx` was updated to v8, which introduces several breaking changes.
+  See the [v8 changelog](https://github.com/google/zx/releases/tag/8.0.0) for more information.
+
 - The `portunus` package and service do not support weak password hashes anymore.
   If you installed Portunus on NixOS 23.11 or earlier, upgrade to NixOS 24.05 first to get support for strong password hashing.
   Then, follow the instructions on the [upstream release notes](https://github.com/majewsky/portunus/releases/tag/v2.0.0) to upgrade all existing user accounts to strong password hashes.
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/zx/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/zx/default.nix
index 1dec344ed3aa..f8e18a310629 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/zx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/zx/default.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,28 @@
-{ lib
-, buildNpmPackage
-, fetchFromGitHub
+{
+  lib,
+  buildNpmPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
 }:
 
 buildNpmPackage rec {
   pname = "zx";
-  version = "7.2.3";
+  version = "8.1.2";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "google";
     repo = "zx";
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-YMfecNazmL8J+f80FdIRvr2upQ7VgXSkQQnm8z0Swhw=";
+    hash = "sha256-tv66idt+IfELc5TpMwDujJeIOi+kxFSl3RX3SrYL9ac=";
   };
 
-  npmDepsHash = "sha256-ywNd2LGjM35ecW4dnj0oNwdSX2CRy8i9OGKPIdI0UEQ=";
+  npmDepsHash = "sha256-WZJDbdqoy/JkKAR00nG4IdM6okHLsqfudHw0Gs+WntM=";
 
   meta = {
     description = "Tool for writing scripts using JavaScript";
     homepage = "https://github.com/google/zx";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/google/zx/releases/tag/${version}";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ hlolli ];
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ jlbribeiro ];
     mainProgram = "zx";
   };
 }