diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libpinyin/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libpinyin/default.nix
index 2247c3b9406..ce0b396eed1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libpinyin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libpinyin/default.nix
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ let
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libpinyin";
-  version = "2.6.2";
+  version = "2.8.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "libpinyin";
     repo = "libpinyin";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-hafetjKWqImg3Jr1tSXjY0RwbBQ7LccXqx0OdtKCy/c=";
+    hash = "sha256-3+CBbjCaY0Ubyphf0uCfYvF2rtc9fF1eEAM1doonjHg=";
   };
 
   postUnpack = ''