diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hspec/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hspec/default.nix
index 57dab8852fd..10994799c43 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hspec/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hspec/default.nix
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   pname = "hspec";
-  version = "1.7.2.1";
-  sha256 = "12khyg6ixk2rkbvxjbi210w57cais1s142v337kpcp3dfk6440bk";
+  version = "1.8.1.1";
+  sha256 = "1gpll1pr8zs7ha1nn13rp579av4nnjkz94rq0js6r1awz69cp0rb";
   isLibrary = true;
   isExecutable = true;
   buildDepends = [