diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/errcheck/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/errcheck/default.nix
index be79ea2f574d..fe33dff03796 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/errcheck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/errcheck/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "errcheck";
-  version = "1.7.0";
+  version = "1.8.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "kisielk";
     repo = "errcheck";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-hl1EbAO4okfTahl+1WDsFuVgm6Ba98Ji0hxqVe7jGbk=";
+    hash = "sha256-KEDUXZ720fntrQ8XIpbArU8Q1xEiOw32nYcNhXnQO7Q=";
   };
 
   vendorHash = "sha256-rO2FoFksN3OdKXwlJBuISs6FmCtepc4FDLdOa5AHvC4=";