diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastavro/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastavro/default.nix
index 6cc980db09c..85b9eecb57e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastavro/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fastavro/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "fastavro";
-  version = "1.7.4";
+  version = "1.8.2";
   format = "setuptools";
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = pname;
     repo = pname;
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-oAOqViIBtIVYO0AN/Ug7I97QExhFaeFoNJ/7tpN/49w=";
+    hash = "sha256-UPnWVYiZJdP6r7Bm1H9DMXpLi26c9tpXeEkLXVJxWdM=";
   };
 
   preBuild = ''