diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
index 7f9701fe3dc3..57a2e0b386f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cairo/default.nix
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ assert postscriptSupport -> zlib != null;
 assert pngSupport -> libpng != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "cairo-1.6.4";
+  name = "cairo-1.8.0";
   
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = http://cairographics.org/releases/cairo-1.6.4.tar.gz;
-    sha1 = "9d990fe39a125ceb07221623c237cd7015855d5c";
+    url = http://cairographics.org/releases/cairo-1.8.0.tar.gz;
+    sha1 = "8a689ca47c24216f37bb8cabae21ff08a7f47899";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [