diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgcrypt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgcrypt/default.nix
index 732f3710563..34a3ed65b12 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgcrypt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgcrypt/default.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ assert enableCapabilities -> stdenv.isLinux;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "libgcrypt-${version}";
-  version = "1.8.0";
+  version = "1.8.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnupg/libgcrypt/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "06w97l88y2c29zf8p8cg0m4k2kiiyj6pqxdl0cxigi3wp2brdr13";
+    sha256 = "1cvqd9jk5qshbh48yh3ixw4zyr4n5k50r3475rrh20xfn7w7aa3s";
   };
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "info" ];