diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/synergy/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/synergy/default.nix
index a56b49752e3a..b7ac784951bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/synergy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/synergy/default.nix
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ with stdenv.lib;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "synergy-${version}";
-  version = "1.7.6";
+  version = "1.8.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "symless";
     repo = "synergy";
     rev = "v${version}-stable";
-    sha256 = "1bjksvdr74mc3xh11z4fd6qlhgklny51q5r6gqg1bhnvn9dzyrxw";
+    sha256 = "0ksgr9hkf09h54572p7k7b9zkfhcdb2g2d5x7ixxn028y8i3jyp3";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''