diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix
index 0296c6a5a564..f54f84f70d13 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libzim";
-  version = "8.0.1";
+  version = "8.1.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "openzim";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-IehJe+25aDuMbOuC3Hwnkip2djqlTSIs51yZ/zw1L9Y=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-ab7UUF+I0/xaGChvdjylEQRHLOjmtg/wk+/JEGehGLE=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [