diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/skypeforlinux/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/skypeforlinux/default.nix
index 4fc3d56baccf..b23f4f107aed 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/skypeforlinux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/skypeforlinux/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ let
 
   # Please keep the version x.y.0.z and do not update to x.y.76.z because the
   # source of the latter disappears much faster.
-  version = "8.80.0.143";
+  version = "8.81.0.268";
 
   rpath = lib.makeLibraryPath [
     alsa-lib
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ let
           "https://mirror.cs.uchicago.edu/skype/pool/main/s/skypeforlinux/skypeforlinux_${version}_amd64.deb"
           "https://web.archive.org/web/https://repo.skype.com/deb/pool/main/s/skypeforlinux/skypeforlinux_${version}_amd64.deb"
         ];
-        sha256 = "sha256-SLypP+ZRHMWeB3KuvmmYb0Y1T3ipSpWNiYYQIzMCDDY=";
+        sha256 = "sha256-MqXLK+AdYkQVTeTjul9Dru78597FuThRUVq7/y9FYUU=";
       }
     else
       throw "Skype for linux is not supported on ${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}";