diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/eccodes/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/eccodes/default.nix
index a453a70dcad7..5f70a7571bae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/eccodes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/eccodes/default.nix
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 with stdenv.lib; 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "eccodes-${version}";
-  version = "2.7.3";
+  version = "2.8.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://software.ecmwf.int/wiki/download/attachments/45757960/eccodes-${version}-Source.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1nvip0cmbhzmgzyi65qw8406p460alw1842dw2r4nq1lpcyi9avg";
+    sha256 = "06rf6yzrszfqm74sq3485c7h6m0xjnz35sm31xkk70fxgk129fp0";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];