diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/diffuse/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/diffuse/default.nix
index 866ed16d44bd..7623cc5d3a7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/diffuse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/diffuse/default.nix
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
 
 python3.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "diffuse";
-  version = "0.7.7";
+  version = "0.8.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "MightyCreak";
     repo = "diffuse";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "7tidv01znXYYSOKe3cH2+gSBF00aneL9nealcE5avcE=";
+    sha256 = "L+6QwM7w/16IVbiyakBpP7vkbd2/BCGTiRlQG0v1XmU=";
   };
 
   format = "other";