diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flake8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flake8/default.nix
index 7016e69bd0c1..a10fccfc911d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flake8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flake8/default.nix
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "flake8";
-  version = "3.7.7";
+  version = "3.7.8";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "859996073f341f2670741b51ec1e67a01da142831aa1fdc6242dbf88dffbe661";
+    sha256 = "19241c1cbc971b9962473e4438a2ca19749a7dd002dd1a946eaba171b4114548";
   };
 
   checkInputs = [ pytest mock pytestrunner ];