diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/bees/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/bees/default.nix
index 75b8feeccdb2..5e9e1ca17aef 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/bees/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/bees/default.nix
@@ -15,20 +15,16 @@ let
 
   bees = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     pname = "bees";
-    version = "0.7";
+    version = "0.8";
 
     src = fetchFromGitHub {
       owner = "Zygo";
       repo = "bees";
       rev = "v${version}";
-      sha256 = "sha256-hD6/pMRnQgPqL1M6QOuRka6ESJv9kjeKy+29nRMTY1o=";
+      sha256 = "sha256-xBejyi/W8DLQmcicTqEQb5c4uZKu7jsLGjmWmW74t88=";
     };
 
     buildInputs = [
-      # Works around build failure for flexible array members.
-      # Can be removed after 0.7.3 release where it was fixed upstream.
-      linuxHeaders_5_19
-
       btrfs-progs # for btrfs/ioctl.h
       util-linux # for uuid.h
     ];
@@ -61,10 +57,10 @@ let
     meta = with lib; {
       homepage = "https://github.com/Zygo/bees";
       description = "Block-oriented BTRFS deduplication service";
+      longDescription = "Best-Effort Extent-Same: bees finds not just identical files, but also identical extents within files that differ";
       license = licenses.gpl3;
       platforms = platforms.linux;
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ chaduffy ];
-      longDescription = "Best-Effort Extent-Same: bees finds not just identical files, but also identical extents within files that differ";
     };
   };