diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/firecracker/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fi/firecracker/package.nix
similarity index 56%
rename from pkgs/applications/virtualization/firecracker/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/fi/firecracker/package.nix
index fca5227177d4..7f93af1ced70 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/firecracker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fi/firecracker/package.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,29 @@
-{ fetchurl, lib, stdenv }:
+{
+  fetchurl,
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+}:
 
 let
-  version = "1.7.0";
+  version = "1.8.0";
   # nixpkgs-update: no auto update
 
-  suffix = {
-    x86_64-linux = "x86_64";
-    aarch64-linux = "aarch64";
-  }."${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}" or (throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}");
+  suffix =
+    {
+      x86_64-linux = "x86_64";
+      aarch64-linux = "aarch64";
+    }
+    ."${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}" or (throw "Unsupported system: ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}");
 
   baseurl = "https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases/download";
 
-  dlbin = sha256: fetchurl {
-    url = "${baseurl}/v${version}/firecracker-v${version}-${suffix}.tgz";
-    sha256 = sha256."${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}"or (throw "unsupported system ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}");
-  };
+  dlbin =
+    hash:
+    fetchurl {
+      url = "${baseurl}/v${version}/firecracker-v${version}-${suffix}.tgz";
+      hash =
+        hash."${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}" or (throw "unsupported system ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}");
+    };
 
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -23,8 +32,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   sourceRoot = ".";
   src = dlbin {
-    x86_64-linux = "sha256-Vb0+bVmf3RCONuUvmu4jGfBsGKkPL6SbZOk/3wb1/1M=";
-    aarch64-linux = "sha256-PLoQA4a6qulxSns/ZRSgn6EtHr46/hstNhP1pAHt9VA=";
+    x86_64-linux = "sha256-vImb2u+NCqew+vv0miv2R+AphVj0+u5Elw2HocbRri0=";
+    aarch64-linux = "sha256-ZLSc61MWfXYWv0/Sxz3vaWoyAlnqbgfPFEfJCRxfknE=";
   };
 
   dontConfigure = true;
@@ -53,7 +62,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     changelog = "https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/firecracker/releases/tag/v${version}";
     mainProgram = "firecracker";
     license = licenses.asl20;
-    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" "aarch64-linux" ];
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ thoughtpolice qjoly ];
+    platforms = [
+      "x86_64-linux"
+      "aarch64-linux"
+    ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+      thoughtpolice
+      qjoly
+      techknowlogick
+    ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 271e12a567e1..ca8ad8b3f630 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5108,8 +5108,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   fioctl = callPackage ../tools/admin/fioctl { };
 
-  firecracker = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/firecracker { };
-
   firectl = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/firectl { };
 
   firestarter = callPackage ../applications/misc/firestarter { };