diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/fmt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/fmt/default.nix
index 474c990d5177..3fee016175bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/fmt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/fmt/default.nix
@@ -47,4 +47,9 @@ in
     version = "7.1.3";
     sha256 = "08hyv73qp2ndbs0isk8pspsphdzz5qh8czl3wgyxy3mmif9xdg29";
   };
+
+  fmt_8 = generic {
+    version = "8.0.1";
+    sha256 = "1mnvxqsan034d2jiqnw2yvkljl7lwvhakmj5bscwp1fpkn655bbw";
+  };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f6e95914730e..be0b60596998 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15058,7 +15058,7 @@ in
 
   flyway = callPackage ../development/tools/flyway { };
 
-  inherit (callPackages ../development/libraries/fmt { }) fmt_7;
+  inherit (callPackages ../development/libraries/fmt { }) fmt_7 fmt_8;
 
   fmt = fmt_7;