diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gitui/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gitui/default.nix
index d3581eef5596..ca3dcc08b332 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gitui/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gitui/default.nix
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "gitui";
-  version = "0.5.0";
+  version = "0.8.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "extrawurst";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0z3k83nfnl765ably4naybjf614qfizzpqb40ppwljijj9nqlng1";
+    sha256 = "0nch2p4isdv746p9pczqwram0c5f0f9l2r3fy5r12x9br0kak136";
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "11y4q56vl5dp2vdc7dc5q44l2m0mn590hfg6i134m11r8988am6y";
+  cargoSha256 = "1d54afg45lw8zyanr49fklzhczadyja2fjmid22d81s2ari84slz";
 
   buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv Security ];