diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/spdlog/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/spdlog/default.nix
index 22266bfd4b0..9787c7e92da 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/spdlog/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/spdlog/default.nix
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ let
 in
 {
   spdlog_1 = generic {
-    version = "1.7.0";
-    sha256 = "1ryaa22ppj60461hcdb8nk7jwj84arp4iw4lyw594py92g4vnx3j";
+    version = "1.8.1";
+    sha256 = "sha256-EyZhYgcdtZC+vsOUKShheY57L0tpXltduHWwaoy6G9k=";
   };
 
   spdlog_0 = generic {