diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-watch/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-watch/default.nix
index b59e5a4d33d..017fb7d484d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-watch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/cargo-watch/default.nix
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "cargo-watch";
-  version = "7.7.2";
+  version = "7.8.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "passcod";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-ocibNgH2xw0BrJRmHCAahO6hPLmlDmwjjzo7mMWp9FU=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-ZbVBwSg3roIMA+5LVP3omtTgbAJ7HAdJDXyAybWuRLw=";
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "sha256-6ztMEfVOlsyUtIeH+Qd/l7khC7XOHKc4bWsDd27RNu8=";
+  cargoSha256 = "sha256-6aoi/CLla/yKa5RuVgn8RJ9AK1j1wtZeBn+6tpXrJvA=";
 
   buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ CoreServices libiconv ];