diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/default.nix
index 1c0cd3f1474d..f63453250b3d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/default.nix
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 mkXfceDerivation {
   category = "panel-plugins";
   pname = "xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin";
-  version = "2.8.0";
+  version = "2.8.1";
   rev-prefix = "v";
   odd-unstable = false;
-  sha256 = "sha256-5ojcIOVIa9WKL2e6iZwRgrAINSM8750zciCwpn9vzJU=";
+  sha256 = "sha256-cKEybD/eTHdS1LXSS1r6QTBnfDiX7nYwnmGKTaagbrs=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake