diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/mdbook/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/mdbook/default.nix
index 30f5b6ceaba5..36368e172a29 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/mdbook/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/mdbook/default.nix
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   name = "mdbook-${version}";
-  version = "0.1.7";
+  version = "0.1.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "rust-lang-nursery";
     repo = "mdBook";
-    rev = "ea0b835b38aba9566c1cc50ad119fbbf2c56f59d";
-    sha256 = "0jkyys8dg5mchbj8b73mmzsgv0k0zp7knima9s69s5ybplmd2n8s";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1xmw4v19ff6mvimwk5l437wslzw5npy60zdb8r4319bjf32pw9pn";
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "0w3slfzm29pkyr6zhr7k9rx9mddh42asyb46bzy57j0a2qvan3k4";
+  cargoSha256 = "0kcc0b2644qbalz7dnqwxsjdmw1h57k0rjrvwqh8apj2sgl64gyv";
 
   buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ CoreServices ];