diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fsmon/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fsmon/default.nix
index 5e59d34fe4a..668fa463adb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/fsmon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fsmon/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "fsmon";
-  version = "1.7.0";
+  version = "1.8.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "nowsecure";
     repo = "fsmon";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "18p80nmax8lniza324kvwq06r4w2yxcq90ypk2kqym3bnv0jm938";
+    sha256 = "0i7irqs4100j0g19jh64p2plbwipl6p3ld6w4sscc7n8lwkxmj03";
   };
 
   installPhase = ''