diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/stripe-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/stripe-cli/default.nix
index e3241aacab69..a02e34df631d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/stripe-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/admin/stripe-cli/default.nix
@@ -1,27 +1,68 @@
-{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, installShellFiles, stdenv }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "stripe-cli";
-  version = "1.8.4";
+  version = "1.8.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "stripe";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-TP366SozSNfxUGYXIOObfIul0BhQtIGQYZLwH/TPFs0=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-frVQ2nqOflY26ZZWVYJGMNMOdbLuIojQDu/79kLilBk=";
   };
-
   vendorSha256 = "sha256-1c+YtfRy1ey0z117YHHkrCnpb7g+DmM+LR1rjn1YwMQ=";
 
-  subPackages = [
-    "cmd/stripe"
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+
+  ldflags = [
+    "-s"
+    "-w"
+    "-X github.com/stripe/stripe-cli/pkg/version.Version=${version}"
   ];
 
+  preCheck = ''
+    # the tests expect the Version ldflag not to be set
+    unset ldflags
+  '' + lib.optionalString (
+      # delete plugin tests on all platforms but exact matches
+      # https://github.com/stripe/stripe-cli/issues/850
+      ! lib.lists.any
+        (platform: lib.meta.platformMatch stdenv.hostPlatform platform)
+        [ "x86_64-linux" "x86_64-darwin" ]
+  ) ''
+    rm pkg/plugins/plugin_test.go
+  '';
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    installShellCompletion --cmd stripe \
+      --bash <($out/bin/stripe completion --write-to-stdout --shell bash) \
+      --zsh <($out/bin/stripe completion --write-to-stdout --shell zsh)
+  '';
+
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  installCheckPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstallCheck
+    $out/bin/stripe --help
+    $out/bin/stripe --version | grep "${version}"
+    runHook postInstallCheck
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://stripe.com/docs/stripe-cli";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/stripe/stripe-cli/releases/tag/v${version}";
     description = "A command-line tool for Stripe";
+    longDescription = ''
+      The Stripe CLI helps you build, test, and manage your Stripe integration
+      right from the terminal.
+
+      With the CLI, you can:
+      Securely test webhooks without relying on 3rd party software
+      Trigger webhook events or resend events for easy testing
+      Tail your API request logs in real-time
+      Create, retrieve, update, or delete API objects.
+    '';
     license = with licenses; [ asl20 ];
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ RaghavSood ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ RaghavSood jk ];
     mainProgram = "stripe";
   };
 }