diff --git a/pkgs/games/stockfish/default.nix b/pkgs/games/stockfish/default.nix
index 14b9b424345d..159f1faf096b 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/stockfish/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/stockfish/default.nix
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
-  name = "stockfish-7";
+  name = "stockfish-8";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://stockfish.s3.amazonaws.com/${name}-src.zip";
-    sha256 = "0djzg3h5d9qs27snf0rr6zl6iaki1jb84v8m8k3c2lcjbj2vpwc9";
+    sha256 = "1sachz41kbni88yjxwv5y4vl0gjbnyqvp1kpdm7v56k43zr3dbbv";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ unzip ];