diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/gmsh/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/gmsh/default.nix
index fabb3b08c4d..c0d91a28445 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/gmsh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/gmsh/default.nix
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ assert (!blas.isILP64) && (!lapack.isILP64);
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gmsh";
-  version = "4.8.0";
+  version = "4.8.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://gmsh.info/src/gmsh-${version}-source.tgz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-JYd4PEsClj+divtxfJlUyu+kY+ouChLhZZMH5qDX6ms=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-1QOPXyWuhZc1NvsFzIhv6xvX1n4mBanYeJvMJSj6izU=";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ blas lapack gmm fltk libjpeg zlib libGLU libGL