diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/tor/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/tor/default.nix
index 90485ae817ed..75492e877386 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/tor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/tor/default.nix
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ let
 in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "tor";
-  version = "0.4.7.7";
+  version = "0.4.7.8";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://dist.torproject.org/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256-PhMRWLUrlDXX5D0cR+8oi5bQBTQsxEuMlQu0A4UaW0Q=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-nppcZ60qzdXw+L4U7Vkf7QdrFwir+DRAZpkKD6Zv4ZU=";
   };
 
   outputs = [ "out" "geoip" ];