diff --git a/pkgs/tools/audio/audiowaveform/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/audio/audiowaveform/default.nix
index 9038589a9f6f..f1c845a72231 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/audio/audiowaveform/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/audio/audiowaveform/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "audiowaveform";
-  version = "1.7.1";
+  version = "1.8.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bbc";
     repo = "audiowaveform";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-DxVEAe9j4BAMrfMiaxDfkGvL6CCT/v5oKTrxmgkHuyM=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-3Fpc0HvtuAYIkyuFrZ+sHkHRHaP4vo0Q4IoGqTksyqE=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake gtest ];