diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
index 5939229a1367..6e0da8f69dee 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/base.nix
@@ -96,14 +96,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   cmakeFlags = [
     "-DKICAD_USE_EGL=ON"
     "-DOCC_INCLUDE_DIR=${opencascade-occt}/include/opencascade"
-  ]
-  ++ optionals (stable) [
-    # https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/12491
-    # should be resolved in the next major? release
-    "-DCMAKE_CTEST_ARGUMENTS='--exclude-regex;qa_eeschema'"
-  ]
-  ++ optionals (!stable) [
-    # 8 failures, not finding files, some wrong calculations; but upstream runs the tests...
+    # https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/17133
     "-DCMAKE_CTEST_ARGUMENTS='--exclude-regex;qa_spice'"
   ]
   ++ optional (stable && !withNgspice) "-DKICAD_SPICE=OFF"
@@ -134,8 +127,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     doxygen
     graphviz
     pkg-config
-  ]
-  ++ optionals (!stable) [
     libgit2
     libsecret
     libgcrypt
@@ -194,13 +185,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   doInstallCheck = !(debug);
   installCheckTarget = "test";
 
-  pythonForTests = python.withPackages(ps: with ps; [
-    numpy
-    pytest
-    cairosvg
-    pytest-image-diff
-  ]);
-  nativeInstallCheckInputs = optional (!stable) pythonForTests;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    (python.withPackages(ps: with ps; [
+      numpy
+      pytest
+      cairosvg
+      pytest-image-diff
+    ]))
+  ];
 
   dontStrip = debug;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix
index fa0c7ae7a75e..99670eee8a46 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/default.nix
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--prefix GIO_EXTRA_MODULES : ${dconf}/lib/gio/modules"
     # required to open a bug report link in firefox-wayland
     "--set-default MOZ_DBUS_REMOTE 1"
-    "--set-default KICAD7_FOOTPRINT_DIR ${footprints}/share/kicad/footprints"
-    "--set-default KICAD7_SYMBOL_DIR ${symbols}/share/kicad/symbols"
-    "--set-default KICAD7_TEMPLATE_DIR ${template_dir}"
+    "--set-default KICAD8_FOOTPRINT_DIR ${footprints}/share/kicad/footprints"
+    "--set-default KICAD8_SYMBOL_DIR ${symbols}/share/kicad/symbols"
+    "--set-default KICAD8_TEMPLATE_DIR ${template_dir}"
   ]
   ++ optionals (addons != [ ]) (
     let stockDataPath = symlinkJoin {
@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       ];
     };
     in
-    [ "--set-default NIX_KICAD7_STOCK_DATA_PATH ${stockDataPath}" ]
+    [ "--set-default NIX_KICAD8_STOCK_DATA_PATH ${stockDataPath}" ]
   )
   ++ optionals (with3d)
   [
-    "--set-default KICAD7_3DMODEL_DIR ${packages3d}/share/kicad/3dmodels"
+    "--set-default KICAD8_3DMODEL_DIR ${packages3d}/share/kicad/3dmodels"
   ]
   ++ optionals (withNgspice) [ "--prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${libngspice}/lib" ]
 
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/runtime_stock_data_path.patch b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/runtime_stock_data_path.patch
index 16f7e493c623..43e99a531cf5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/runtime_stock_data_path.patch
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/runtime_stock_data_path.patch
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ index a74cdd9..790cc58 100644
  {
      wxString path;
 
-+    if( wxGetEnv( wxT( "NIX_KICAD7_STOCK_DATA_PATH" ), &path ) ) {
++    if( wxGetEnv( wxT( "NIX_KICAD8_STOCK_DATA_PATH" ), &path ) ) {
 +        return path;
 +    }
 +
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/versions.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/versions.nix
index edf1e64e32f3..6af0c3d8021e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/versions.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/kicad/versions.nix
@@ -3,67 +3,67 @@
 {
   "kicad" = {
     kicadVersion = {
-      version =			"7.0.11";
+      version =			"8.0.0";
       src = {
-        rev =			"8b7c6b9db0de4f39131845aa8a1a66693c4a93a4";
-        sha256 =		"0gwf6yb05cm3f9sz4jp96imskir3rf0a7kaqaszzrjxr3zcigwjv";
+        rev =			"ef34436d7d4bb488a9559d7fae32dc956d37c669";
+        sha256 =		"060j6f7k4p2bbx2z8iy482w9qgzf0wqxzrsv1kv19pmsi5cx1zp3";
       };
     };
     libVersion = {
-      version =			"7.0.11";
+      version =			"8.0.0";
       libSources = {
-        symbols.rev =		"b1ecf3147604884cde9c44daad99e8e13a15e021";
-        symbols.sha256 =	"057zmhf4h3p3p4y6jqxch9cj1wqf129k6kmvx2gshb9lgda0kjr8";
-        templates.rev =		"45dd19e76ec8d75fd932e462a164239baf253dfc";
-        templates.sha256 =	"0mykfwwik7472i4r0isc5szj3dnmvd0538p0vlmzh4rcgj3pj3vm";
-        footprints.rev =	"6b91a79be61f214b7d69eb574b12e8120b2179ae";
-        footprints.sha256 =	"1r9v8v41n0yrgwsqaksskmdgb9vyw1sb92xh81bwrv2ag3p5vdg7";
-        packages3d.rev =	"778443c8880b21bea6be5fccbd4a03bfdb8625a8";
+        symbols.rev =		"e228d4e8b295364e90e36c57f4023d8285ba88cd";
+        symbols.sha256 =	"049h2a7yn6ks8sybppixa872dbvyd0rwf9r6nixvdg6d13fl6rwf";
+        templates.rev =		"2e00c233b67e35323f90d04c190bf70237a252f2";
+        templates.sha256 =	"0m9bggz3cm27kqpjjwxy19mqzk0c69bywcjkqcni7kafr21c6k4z";
+        footprints.rev =	"6e5329a6d4aaa81290e23af3eba88f505c2f61b0";
+        footprints.sha256 =	"0ypjlbmzmcl3pha3q2361va70c988b1drxy8320gm66jkzfc21a1";
+        packages3d.rev =	"d1e521228d9f5888836b1a6a35fb05fb925456fa";
         packages3d.sha256 =	"0lcy1av7ixg1f7arflk50jllpc1749sfvf3h62hkxsz97wkr97xj";
       };
     };
   };
   "kicad-testing" = {
     kicadVersion = {
-      version =			"7.0-2024-01-27";
+      version =			"8.0-2024-02-23";
       src = {
-        rev =			"13fcb571f7e5bf4bf142d151651fc577aca32053";
-        sha256 =		"0wvk3wx5lm2jvyip6b96ja464hdzp9klb7b7ng5i3mdldabh0jba";
+        rev =			"14d71c8ca6b48d2eb956bb069acf05a37b1b2652";
+        sha256 =		"0xqd0xbpnvsvba75526nwgzr8l2cfxy99sjmg13sjxfx7rq16kqi";
       };
     };
     libVersion = {
-      version =			"7.0-2024-01-27";
+      version =			"8.0-2024-02-23";
       libSources = {
-        symbols.rev =		"eedf6c9ddac2816023e817d4dc91032f9d7390b9";
-        symbols.sha256 =	"0nlgmxf9z1vf4g350dfkxql1dawgmw275wqxkgszsfxmhdfpmi9v";
-        templates.rev =		"9ce98cc45f3778e05c404edebf0f98de5c247ffe";
-        templates.sha256 =	"0mykfwwik7472i4r0isc5szj3dnmvd0538p0vlmzh4rcgj3pj3vm";
-        footprints.rev =	"7061fc9847ecc1b838e60dc6826db534028494f6";
-        footprints.sha256 =	"1az6fzh1lma71mj12bc4bblnmzjayrxhkb8w9rjvlhvvgv33cdmy";
-        packages3d.rev =	"d7345b34daaa23acf0d4506ed937fb424b5b18cd";
-        packages3d.sha256 =	"0xzyi4mgyifwc6dppdzh6jq294mkj0a71cwkqw2ymz1kfbksw626";
+        symbols.rev =		"e228d4e8b295364e90e36c57f4023d8285ba88cd";
+        symbols.sha256 =	"049h2a7yn6ks8sybppixa872dbvyd0rwf9r6nixvdg6d13fl6rwf";
+        templates.rev =		"2e00c233b67e35323f90d04c190bf70237a252f2";
+        templates.sha256 =	"0m9bggz3cm27kqpjjwxy19mqzk0c69bywcjkqcni7kafr21c6k4z";
+        footprints.rev =	"6e5329a6d4aaa81290e23af3eba88f505c2f61b0";
+        footprints.sha256 =	"0ypjlbmzmcl3pha3q2361va70c988b1drxy8320gm66jkzfc21a1";
+        packages3d.rev =	"d1e521228d9f5888836b1a6a35fb05fb925456fa";
+        packages3d.sha256 =	"0lcy1av7ixg1f7arflk50jllpc1749sfvf3h62hkxsz97wkr97xj";
       };
     };
   };
   "kicad-unstable" = {
     kicadVersion = {
-      version =			"2024-02-07";
+      version =			"2024-02-23";
       src = {
-        rev =			"8efd90e6e89b7fdc6702ad49c2f4fc7cef68a0c9";
-        sha256 =		"0ypsk8r8lk0711qp7wid7y48kb44m0sxzrs991ipxm1j5hmvla6d";
+        rev =			"b7b64d959f37f00bb0d14b007c3b3908196e1024";
+        sha256 =		"1gl7mjqpmqq4m55z6crwb77983g00gi2161ichsc7hsfhs4c8grh";
       };
     };
     libVersion = {
-      version =			"2024-02-07";
+      version =			"2024-02-23";
       libSources = {
-        symbols.rev =		"f33b7bae11538dbcec1b4d5d2c8c2b7816eabab2";
-        symbols.sha256 =	"1vg7cdnnf632gca8dwv8zazqnh04dplvmkf4g1db1dc0bdpnylan";
-        templates.rev =		"ff6e3193e6ff6029f65e7cce8ab39fafeafecdd6";
-        templates.sha256 =	"0mykfwwik7472i4r0isc5szj3dnmvd0538p0vlmzh4rcgj3pj3vm";
-        footprints.rev =	"7ba15cf3f64c245c751adee5751cb6621bfa1900";
-        footprints.sha256 =	"1a2nw989qi5c4zwa5z6dfsxq6nfvrzjdim0lgqhvspqi0kiqbl0a";
-        packages3d.rev =	"7005c85cded7a5d59fd3413eb5912d46301e6d12";
-        packages3d.sha256 =	"04r54zwfyz17w1j7v2hk4dylvvazhivlwkpl0xki1d4vn3w66d9m";
+        symbols.rev =		"8b0c343d8694fe0a968e5c4af69fd161bacf7da1";
+        symbols.sha256 =	"049h2a7yn6ks8sybppixa872dbvyd0rwf9r6nixvdg6d13fl6rwf";
+        templates.rev =		"0a6c4f798a68a5c639d54b4d3093460ab9267816";
+        templates.sha256 =	"0m9bggz3cm27kqpjjwxy19mqzk0c69bywcjkqcni7kafr21c6k4z";
+        footprints.rev =	"ded6b053460faae5783c538a38e91e2b4bddcf2e";
+        footprints.sha256 =	"035bf37n4vrihaj4zfdncisdx9fly1vya7lhkxhlsbv5blpi4a5y";
+        packages3d.rev =	"984667325076d4e50dab14e755aeacf97f42194c";
+        packages3d.sha256 =	"0lkaxv02h4sxrnm8zr17wl9d07mazlisad78r35gry741i362cdg";
       };
     };
   };