diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mlt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mlt/default.nix
index 59700669ba7c..57b810c0b448 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mlt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mlt/default.nix
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "mlt-${version}";
-  version = "6.6.0";
+  version = "6.8.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "mltframework";
     repo = "mlt";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0b2fq0819r7n141l6hhr66hpayqqcmjr2yxw9azxkapg1h0div6q";
+    sha256 = "0hmxlz3i9yasw5jdkrczak8shzlnpi1acaahn50lvgg9b14kg7b8";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [