diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mlflow/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mlflow/default.nix
index 5aaeb09b894..4687b97284f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mlflow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mlflow/default.nix
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "mlflow";
-  version = "1.4.0";
+  version = "1.8.0";
   disabled = isPy27;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "9116d82be380c32fa465049d14b217c4c200ad11614f4c6674e6b524b2935206";
+    sha256 = "bab1b95da17ffb1856fec35fc1a0bc9d16e1811e41610a97c2c955884eb6ac53";
   };
 
   # run into https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51203641/attributeerror-module-alembic-context-has-no-attribute-config