diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mdformat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mdformat/default.nix
index 780cafa599db..d66d6fa1fa5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mdformat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mdformat/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "mdformat";
-  version = "0.7.7";
+  version = "0.7.8";
   format = "pyproject";
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "executablebooks";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-1qwluHxZnSuyNJENzeJzkuhIQN5njTOch2Wz45J0qRI=";
+    sha256 = "0zvgz2c517ig31hcrf05gv4h68zpqk56asnmwx072ld8gk2ff8ag";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [