diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/liboqs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/liboqs/default.nix
index 41ba6e61e70..c2a0216a34e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/liboqs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/liboqs/default.nix
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "liboqs";
-  version = "0.7.2";
+  version = "0.8.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "open-quantum-safe";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-cwrTHj/WFDZ9Ez2FhjpRhEx9aC5xBnh7HR/9T+zUpZc=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-h3mXoGRYgPg0wKQ1u6uFP7wlEUMQd5uIBt4Hr7vjNtA=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];