diff --git a/pkgs/games/minecraft-server/default.nix b/pkgs/games/minecraft-server/default.nix
index a30c0e17489..82f826556f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/minecraft-server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/minecraft-server/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name    = "minecraft-server-${version}";
-  version = "1.8.1";
+  version = "1.8.8";
 
   src  = fetchurl {
     url    = "http://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/versions/${version}/minecraft_server.${version}.jar";
-    sha256 = "0icqkcj28l69p618vh0aah9cnvpwgvwsqlw1n5cph23q38d5lpzg";
+    sha256 = "07pkdb8cnfnn8zywnhplpcdh9lrxdx8nmsgjarplf2akvhhggbir";
   };
 
   installPhase = ''