diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtest/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtest/default.nix
index f5fc635a5a43..769cc1c768c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gtest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gtest/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 { stdenv, cmake, fetchFromGitHub }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "gtest-${version}";
-  version = "1.8.0";
+  version = "1.8.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "google";
     repo = "googletest";
     rev = "release-${version}";
-    sha256 = "0bjlljmbf8glnd9qjabx73w6pd7ibv43yiyngqvmvgxsabzr8399";
+    sha256 = "0270msj6n7mggh4xqqjp54kswbl7mkcc8px1p5dqdpmw5ngh9fzk";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ cmake ];