diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/difftastic/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/difftastic/default.nix
index 3a32f855c0c5..bfe430957484 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/difftastic/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/difftastic/default.nix
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "difftastic";
-  version = "0.6";
+  version = "0.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "wilfred";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "WFvxdRCbTBW1RGn2SvAo2iXn82OO/Z06cZQkIu4eiew=";
+    sha256 = "0103py4v4v7xqv85yiczhd9w9h1aa54svhhdibvbl6x4b35y2mk5";
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "2hRUfIxNVs4uSrEESas3wvvVsZHVocP8aiO7K0NZ+mY=";
+  cargoSha256 = "1k0d7yadicfzfc2m1aqs4c4a2k3srb54fpwarc3kwn26v3vfjai1";
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A syntax-aware diff";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Wilfred/difftastic";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/Wilfred/difftastic/raw/${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ethancedwards8 ];
-    platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }