diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gensim/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gensim/default.nix
index 93e52c51dda3..a717a0ef6e8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gensim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gensim/default.nix
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "gensim";
-  version = "3.7.3";
+  version = "3.8.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0mp1hbj7ciwpair7z445zj1grfv8c75gby9lih01c3mvw4pff7v2";
+    sha256 = "0rjpmxcd4hphq41y7frg6by6gwjjmrdbnim8jvx951ps5gzyfpgc";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ smart_open numpy six scipy ];