diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git-cliff/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git-cliff/default.nix
index ced8244256a6..2e467b657d64 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git-cliff/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/git-cliff/default.nix
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "git-cliff";
-  version = "0.7.0";
+  version = "0.8.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "orhun";
     repo = "git-cliff";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-wVHL2+didmiN7UlEeIuSr+8LhkFKCOD3of4rKVg1i1o=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-lRONRLTByhMalN9BKilCcQn2c9f4cxOnHJLL0l0jaOs=";
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "sha256-5jhloUnaGXXDu2LCO86SMJo8ETIxLAivv3hx9gEqtJ4=";
+  cargoSha256 = "sha256-1r/k3DQ/vjIjMpOHYCRRosbZ22iAFkuq4EbZUcZoWn0=";
 
   # attempts to run the program on .git in src which is not deterministic
   doCheck = false;