diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix
index 3f290d4ffa3c..abb570730f66 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libzim/default.nix
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libzim";
-  version = "7.2.2";
+  version = "8.0.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "openzim";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-AEhhjinnnMA4NbYL7NVHYeRZX/zfNiidbY/VeFjZuQs=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-FSotc2hkWvkYEdZ3HI3JLzjtKFaWOc1Bx6r0WyeS/Kg=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [