diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/symengine/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/symengine/default.nix
index 01ec3a4fba29..92ecf3e494e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/symengine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/symengine/default.nix
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "symengine";
-  version = "0.7.0";
+  version = "0.8.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "symengine";
     repo = "symengine";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-aoitTT9fwTIs3ovfqQjKGgrU+kT5mj+vDHt5lg49JHU=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-HTDOSgdWo9MWmKeXOkOHAJjgvihUAkSXoYTeMz9XXLI=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];