diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/yaml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/yaml/default.nix
index 52460c8246be..20d0bf3bc896 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/yaml/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/yaml/default.nix
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   pname = "yaml";
-  version = "0.8.0.2";
-  sha256 = "14blcsylbf9wx4yw8fsk8ddjvg844x97xfc1h7r4ls9l9ar7k95j";
+  version = "0.8.1";
+  sha256 = "0cirffxydjh5650s1i0mq1v839pl2dljwmrjnmjf44fcqsvanvyg";
   buildDepends = [
     aeson attoparsec conduit resourcet text transformers
     unorderedContainers vector